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. 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higgins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.9599°   (37° 57' 35")

Lon:   -83.4304°   (-83° 25' 49")

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 .

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Menifee County
• Sexton Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Sexton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
• Cecil Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cecil Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cecil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Cecil Cemetery is located in Menifee County
• Bryant Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Menifee County
• Goad Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goad Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Goad Cemetery is located in Morgan County
• Whitaker Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitaker Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Morgan County
• Cox Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Cox Cemetery is located in Morgan County
• Back Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Back Cemetery
  • The Back Cemetery is located in Menifee County
• Higgins Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Cemetery
  • The Higgins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
• Bishop Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Morgan County
• Welch Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
  • The Welch Cemetery is located in Menifee County
• Lyons Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
  • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Menifee County
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Arrowood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrowood Cemetery
    • 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.<5>
    • The Arrowood Cemetery is located in Menifee County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228151 <6>
  • Ezel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ezel Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Coffey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coffey Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Perry Cemetery One
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery One
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery One have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Cemetery One is located in Morgan County
  • Baldridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Cornett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cornett Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Peyton - Igo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyton - Igo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peyton - Igo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peyton - Igo Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • William K. Nickell Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William K. Nickell Family Cemetery
    • The William K. Nickell Family Cemetery is located in Menifee County
    • The William K. Nickell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nickell Cemetery
  • Wright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Cottle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Horsely - Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horsely - Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horsely - Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horsely - Brown Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Ellington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellington Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Harlan Ellington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlan Ellington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlan Ellington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harlan Ellington Cemetery is located in Rowan County

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)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ebon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
  • Ebon is located in Morgan County
• Korea
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
  • Korea is located in Menifee County
• Ezel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
  • Ezel is located in Morgan County
• Wellington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Menifee County
• Yocum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
  • Yocum is located in Morgan County
• Denniston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
  • Denniston is located in Menifee County
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
• Maytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Maytown is located in Morgan County
• Mize
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Mize is located in Morgan 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
• Mariba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mariba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
  • Mariba is located in Menifee County
• West Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
• Continue List   (20 more) ...
  • Wrigley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrigley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
    • Wrigley is located in Morgan County
  • Valeria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
    • Valeria is located in Wolfe County
  • Toliver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toliver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
    • Toliver is located in Wolfe County
  • Frenchburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
  • Hazel Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
  • Malone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suddith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suddith
    • Suddith is located in Bath County
  • Sudith
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sudith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
    • Sudith is located in Menifee County
  • Lakeview Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Clearfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Clearfield is located in Rowan County
  • Pine Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Bath County
  • Helechawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
    • Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
  • Brady
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brady. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in Rowan County
  • Cannel City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
    • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
  • Farmers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
    • Farmers is located in Rowan County
  • Minor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
    • Minor is located in Rowan County
  • Midland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Bath County
  • Salt Lick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
    • Salt Lick is located in Bath County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <7>
  • Black Sulpher Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Sulpher Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Sulpher Spring
    • Black Sulpher Spring is located in Bath County
  • Rothwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rothwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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.

• Frenchburg
  • Frenchburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Higgins Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frenchburg.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
• West Liberty
  • West Liberty lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Higgins Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for West Liberty.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty

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 Higgins Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Morgan County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Bath County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Breathitt County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Carter County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Elliott County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Estill County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Fleming County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Jessamine County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Johnson County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Lawrence County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Lee County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Lewis County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Magoffin County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Menifee County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Montgomery County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Powell County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Rowan County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Wolfe County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Morgan County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Kentucky
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Kentucky
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Morgan
• 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

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: GNIS record #2362539 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: 331
  • Location given for GNIS #2362539 (Higgins Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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