A visit to the Holcomb 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 Holcomb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holcomb Cemetery:
37.3637, -83.8188
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holcomb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in McKee. McKee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Holcomb Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holcomb 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 Holcomb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holcomb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Cavins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cavins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavins Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Nelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nelly Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelly Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Genty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Genty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genty Cemetery
- William Dougie Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The William Dougie Burch Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Dougie Burch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William Dougie Burch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478902 <5>
- Valentine Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- John Hartsock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Irvine Spence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elsie Bingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elsie Bingham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie Bingham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elsie Bingham Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Gray Hawk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385079 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Cradlebow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cradlebow Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cradlebow Cemetery
- Boggs Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- John Tyler Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holcomb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holcomb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Island City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Sextons Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Tyner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Travellers Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Gray Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Annville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Laurel Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Teges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Southfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Benge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fogertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Fall Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Sebastian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Pebworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- McKee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sidell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Idamay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Dabolt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Larue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Mistletoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
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 Holcomb Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holcomb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Booneville
- McKee
- McKee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Holcomb Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McKee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
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 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 Holcomb Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Holcomb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #512739 (Holcomb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512739 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maulden
- Location given for Holcomb Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3636994 Lon: -83.8188102
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holcomb 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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