A visit to the Head 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 Head Cemetery ...
The Head Cemetery is located in Bell County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beech Bottom Church Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Bratcher Cemetery
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Chenoa Cemetery
- Detherage Cemetery
- The Detherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detherage Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Goins Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Whitley County
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- Lawson Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bell County
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- Old Carroll Cemetery
- The Old Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carroll Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Artemus
- Artemus is located in Knox County
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- Bryants Store
- Capito
- Clairfield
- Dorton Branch
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
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- Edgewood
- Edgewood is located in Bell County
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- Flat Lick
- Fonde
- Fourmile
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
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- Frakes
- Hamlin Town
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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- Ingram
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Middlesboro
- Pearl
- Pineville
- Premier
- Pruden
- Pruden
- Siler
- Stony Fork Junction
- Trosper
- Trosper is located in Knox County
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- Warren
- Wasioto
- Wheeler
- Yellow Creek
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 Head Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Head Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bell 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 Head Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #493967 (Head Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #493967 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: Bell
- Est. Elev: 429 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kayjay
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Head Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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