A visit to the Helvy 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 Helvy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helvy Cemetery:
37.5145, -82.4865
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helvy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helvy Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the southwest of the Helvy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Helvy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helvy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Upper Joe's Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pikeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pikeville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Weddington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Justice Ivy Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peggy Sword Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Peggy Sword Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy Sword Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Cemetery
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Sowards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowards Cemetery
- Annie E Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Chestnut Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Helvy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helvy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raccoon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
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- Mayo Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Coal Run Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Fords Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Blair Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Owsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Shelbiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Osborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Kimper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Yeager
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gulnare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Betsy Layne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Galveston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Robinson Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Phyllis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
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- Varney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Varney is located in Pike County
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- Tram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Stanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Teaberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Marrowbone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Canada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Helvy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helvy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Helvy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Helvy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494015 (Helvy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494015 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meta
- Location given for Helvy Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5145444 Lon: -82.4865392
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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 Pike, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Helvy 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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