A visit to the Henderson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Henderson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Henderson Cemetery (FG ID #74332).
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 Henderson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henderson Cemetery:
36.7920, -83.7366
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County<3>.
The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies just to the southeast of the Henderson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Henderson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Henderson Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henderson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Renfro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Renfro Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wallsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Amis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Amis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
- Wollum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wollum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollum Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bingham Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bingham Town Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Town Cemetery
- The Bingham Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Binghamtown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73072 <1>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Flat Lick.
- The Farley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Himyar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73910 <1>
- Swanson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Swanson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson Cemetery
- Long Tom Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom Mills Cemetery
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben Mills Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Old Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carroll Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Peavier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peavier Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavier Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty 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]<4> of the Henderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fourmile
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Flat Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Wasioto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Straight Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Trosper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Dewitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Ingram
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Jenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Arjay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sims Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Rella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Artemus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Calvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Kettle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Bimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Miracle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Scalf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Callaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Hinkle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Barbourville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Henderson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henderson 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 Henderson 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 Henderson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #74332
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494029 (Henderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494029 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: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pineville
- Location given for Henderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7920304 Lon: -83.7365852
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Henderson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |