A visit to the Gum Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:
37.6202, -84.0058
The Gum Cemetery is located in Estill County<1>.
The county seat for Estill County is located in Irvine. Irvine lies just to the north northeast of the Gum Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gum Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Gum Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Swine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Swine Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swine Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs Cemetery
- Wagersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wagersville Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville Cemetery
- Wagers - Brinegar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scrivner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Scrivner Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrivner Cemetery
- McGeorge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McGeorge Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGeorge Cemetery
- Gum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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- Riddell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Riddell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddell Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Scrivner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scrivner Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrivner Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Boian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boian Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boian Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
- Gabbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gabbard Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbard Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Congleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Congleton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Noland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Gum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wagersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynch Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Locust Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Irvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miller's Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foxtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Witt Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brassfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kerby Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dreyfus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Sandgap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Waneta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Bybee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bighill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moberly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bobtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McKee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- College Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
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. Unless otherwise noted, 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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
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 #512481 (Gum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512481 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Estill
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alcorn
- Location given for Gum Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6203612 Lon: -84.0057594
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | 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. |
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