A visit to the Hicks 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 Hicks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hicks Cemetery:
37.5395, -82.8674
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hicks Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Prestonsburg. Prestonsburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Hicks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Hicks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vanderpool Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool Cemetery
- Willburn Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jimmie Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Shepherd Sr. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Albert Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jim Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jim Buck Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Buck Cemetery
- Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Joseph Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Fitzpatrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzpatrick Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Goldie Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jeff Shepherd Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Shepherd Cemetery
- Wireman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wireman Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wireman Cemetery
- John B Shepard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Salyersville.
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Hicks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hueysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Gunlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- David
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Garrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Manton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Goodloe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Lackey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Warco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Blue River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Printer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Minnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Drift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Mousie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Dema
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Gapville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- McDowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <5>
- Dwale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Watergap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Gypsy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hicks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 Hicks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494162 (Hicks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494162 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martin
- Location given for Hicks Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5395422 Lon: -82.8673849
- 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 Floyd, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hicks 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |