A visit to the Hensley 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 Hensley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hensley Cemetery:
38.1496, -82.8886
The Hensley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<1>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hensley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hensley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hensley Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hensley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Webbville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McDavid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- James C Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kitchen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kitchen Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen Cemetery
- Backbone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Backbone Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McDavid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- Dave Boggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Custer Bishop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bishop Knob Cemetery (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rube Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leadman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brammer Gap Cemetery (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Jason Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ran Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hammond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gollahue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Hensley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hensley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cherokee Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webbville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houckville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brammer Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beetle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jeriel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olioville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gladys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prosperity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Hitchins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mazie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osie
- Irad ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hensley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Hensley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494070 (Hensley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494070 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willard
- Location given for Hensley Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1495295 Lon: -82.8882206
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hensley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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