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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Higgins Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higgins Cemetery

Lat:   37.9201°   (37° 55' 12")

Lon:   -83.4611°   (-83° 27' 39")

The Higgins Cemetery is located in Morgan County<1>.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in West Liberty. West Liberty lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of the Higgins Cemetery .

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 Higgins Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Morgan County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Higgins Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Higgins Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Korea
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
      • Korea is located in Menifee County
    • Ezel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
      • Ezel is located in Morgan County
    • Ebon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
      • Ebon is located in Morgan County
    • Wellington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Menifee County
    • Maytown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Morgan County
    • Denniston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
      • Denniston is located in Menifee County
    • Valeria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
      • Valeria is located in Wolfe County
    • Mize
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Morgan County
    • Mariba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
      • Mariba is located in Menifee County
    • Toliver
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toliver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
      • Toliver is located in Wolfe County
    • Grassy Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
      • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Hazel Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
      • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Yocum
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
        • Yocum is located in Morgan County
      • Mount Hope
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
        • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
      • Frenchburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
        • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <4>
      • West Liberty
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
        • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
      • Malone
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
        • Malone is located in Morgan County
      • Suddith
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suddith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suddith
        • Suddith is located in Bath County
      • Helechawa
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
        • Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
      • Wrigley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrigley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
        • Wrigley is located in Morgan County
      • Pine Ridge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Campton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lexie
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
        • Lexie is located in Wolfe County
      • Cannel City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannel City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
        • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
      • Pine Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
        • Pine Grove is located in Bath County
      • Rothwell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
        • Rothwell is located in Menifee County

    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 Higgins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higgins Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Higgins Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Back Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Back Cemetery is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Back Cemetery
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Arrowood Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arrowood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Arrowood Cemetery is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrowood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228151 <7>
    • Goad Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goad Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goad Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • William K. Nickell Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The William K. Nickell Family Cemetery is located in Menifee County
      • The William K. Nickell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nickell Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William K. Nickell Family Cemetery
    • Ezel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ezel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ezel Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ezel.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ezel Cemetery
    • Sexton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sexton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
    • Mann Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mann Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
    • Cecil Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cecil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cecil Cemetery is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cecil Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Welch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Welch Cemetery is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Byrd Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Menifee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Higgins Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Higgins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Cemetery
      • Powers Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • The Powers Cemetery is located in Menifee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
      • Brown Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sexton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Sexton Cemetery is located in Menifee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
      • Pomeroyton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomeroyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pomeroyton Cemetery is located in Menifee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomeroyton Cemetery
      • Catron Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Peck Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Peck Cemetery is located in Menifee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
      • Flat Rock Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • McGuire Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Cole Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The Cole Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
      • Whitaker Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitaker Cemetery
      • Cox Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cox Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Higgins Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #512692  (Higgins Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #512692 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ezel
      • County: Morgan         Elev: 322
      • Location given for GNIS #512692 (Higgins Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Higgins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9201, Longitude: -83.4611    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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