A visit to the Hickenbottom 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 Hickenbottom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hickenbottom Cemetery:
36.8115, -84.3847
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hickenbottom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hickenbottom Cemetery is located in McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just to the southwest of the Hickenbottom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hickenbottom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hickenbottom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hickenbottom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marlar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Barren Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barren Fork Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Fork Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridener Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridener Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridener Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Greenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546863 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hollaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollaway Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilreath Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gilreath Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McCreary County Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreary County Memorial Gardens
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #557341 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Pine Knot.
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Marsh Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976467 <5>
- Canada Town Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Youngs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Steely Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Steely Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steely Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hickenbottom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hickenbottom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wiborg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Stearns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Revelo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Pine Knot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sloans Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Strunk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ritner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Mount Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Rockholds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Isham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Ayers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Emlyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Northfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Tateville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodbine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Burnside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bronston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
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 Hickenbottom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hickenbottom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Whitley City
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hickenbottom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Hickenbottom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #512676 (Hickenbottom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512676 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wiborg
- Location given for Hickenbottom Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8114693 Lon: -84.3846598
- 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 McCreary, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hickenbottom 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. |