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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gum Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gum Cemetery (FG ID #74179)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Gum Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gum Cemetery

Lat:   37.6718°   (37° 40' 18")

Lon:   -84.0265°   (-84° 1' 35")

The Gum Cemetery is located in Estill County<2>.

The county seat for Estill County is located in Irvine. Irvine lies just to the northeast of the Gum Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Gum Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Estill County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gum Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gum Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Irvine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Estill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <5>
    • Winston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Estill County
    • Ravenna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
      • Ravenna is located in Estill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <5>
    • Witt Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
      • Witt Springs is located in Estill County
    • Panola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Madison County
    • Lynch Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
      • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
    • Bybee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
      • Bybee is located in Madison County
    • Brassfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
      • Brassfield is located in Madison County
    • Miller's Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
      • Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
    • Waco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
      • Elliston is located in Madison County
    • Speedwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speedwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
      • Speedwell is located in Madison County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Dreyfus
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dreyfus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
        • Dreyfus is located in Madison County
      • College Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
        • College Hill is located in Madison County
      • Moberly
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moberly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
        • Moberly is located in Madison County
      • Duluth
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duluth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
        • Duluth is located in Madison County
      • Bobtown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
        • Bobtown is located in Madison County
      • Kerby Knob
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerby Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
        • Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
      • Foxtown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
        • Foxtown is located in Jackson County
      • Vaughns Mill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughns Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
        • Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
      • Happy Top
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
        • Happy Top is located in Powell County
      • Reeds Crossing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
        • Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
      • Kingston
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Kingston is located in Madison County
      • Log Lick
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
        • Log Lick is located in Clark County
      • Bighill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
        • Bighill is located in Madison County
      • Furnace
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
        • Furnace is located in Estill County
      • Union City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
        • Union City is located in Madison County
      • Terrill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrill
        • Terrill is located in Madison County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Gum Cemetery. The following communities are located in Estill County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gum Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Gum Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gum Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Boian Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boian Cemetery is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boian Cemetery
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • McGeorge Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGeorge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGeorge Cemetery is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGeorge Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Riddell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riddell Cemetery is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddell Cemetery
    • Newman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Winkler Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winkler Cemetery is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkler Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scrivner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scrivner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scrivner Cemetery is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scrivner Cemetery
    • Noland Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noland Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stacy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stacy Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Stacy Cemetery is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stacy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285894 <1>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Turpin Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Walton Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walton Cemetery is located in Estill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
      • Swine Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Swine Cemetery is located in Estill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swine Cemetery
      • Barker Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barker Cemetery is located in Estill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
      • Gum Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Gum Cemetery is located in Estill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Cemetery
      • Rice Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rice Cemetery is located in Estill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
      • Alexander Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Estill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
      • Oakdale Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Johnny Richardson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnny Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnny Richardson Cemetery is located in Estill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnny Richardson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256029 <1>
      • Lutes Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lutes Cemetery is located in Estill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutes Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Gum Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #493479  (Gum Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #493479 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Panola
      • County: Estill         Elev: 201
      • Location given for GNIS #493479 (Gum Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #74179

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gum Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6718, Longitude: -84.0265    
    <4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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