A visit to the Hamilton 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 Hamilton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamilton Cemetery:
36.9409, -84.3027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hamilton Cemetery is located in McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hamilton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hamilton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hamilton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bald Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bald Rock Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Rock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bald Rock Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72951 <5>
- Ridener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ridener Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridener Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Marlar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Ples Monhollen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ples Monhollen Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ples Monhollen Cemetery
- The Ples Monhollen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Monhollen Cemetery
- Pleas Monhollen Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McFarland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickenbottom Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickenbottom Cemetery
- Canada Town Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Keavy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Whetstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Dorthae
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Dykes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Rockholds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Northfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sloans Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Wiborg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Acorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lily
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Piney Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tateville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Marshes Siding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Gray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Bernstadt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Hamilton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #512535 (Hamilton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512535 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sawyer
- Location given for Hamilton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9409161 Lon: -84.3027136
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including McCreary, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamilton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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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