A visit to the Higgins 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 Higgins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higgins Cemetery:
37.9599, -83.4304
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higgins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Higgins Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in West Liberty. West Liberty lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Higgins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Higgins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Cecil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Back Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Back Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arrowood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ezel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ezel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ezel Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ezel.
- Coffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery One
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery One is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery One
- Baldridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Peyton - Igo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peyton - Igo Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton - Igo Cemetery
- William K. Nickell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The William K. Nickell Family Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William K. Nickell Family Cemetery
- The William K. Nickell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nickell Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Cottle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cottle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottle Cemetery
- Horsely - Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ellington Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Cemetery
- Harlan Ellington 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 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Higgins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ebon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
- Korea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Ezel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Yocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Denniston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Mize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Grassy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mariba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Wrigley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Valeria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Toliver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Frenchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Malone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Suddith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suddith
- Sudith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Lakeview Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Clearfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Helechawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Brady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cannel City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Farmers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Minor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Salt Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Sulpher Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rothwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
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.
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 Higgins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Higgins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2362539 (Higgins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2362539 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ezel
- Location given for Higgins Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9599008 Lon: -83.4303799
- 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 Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Higgins 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. |
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