A visit to the Hampton 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 Hampton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hampton Cemetery:
37.7862, -82.7957
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the north northwest of the Hampton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hampton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hampton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Music Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Little Lick Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Old Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Preston Cemetery
- Gambill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gambill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Paintsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <5>
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Company Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Howes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Hampton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hampton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hagerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
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- West Van Lear
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Collista
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Paintsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Van Lear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Nero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Meally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Staffordsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auxier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Butcher Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Tutor Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Wittensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Nippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Barnetts Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Asa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Sitka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Oil Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Lowmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Fuget
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Painters Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
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 Hampton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hampton 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 Hampton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Hampton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #493656 (Hampton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #493656 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paintsville
- Location given for Hampton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7862059 Lon: -82.7957161
- 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 Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hampton 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |