A visit to the Jackson 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 Jackson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jackson Cemetery:
36.7495, -83.5299
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.
The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Jackson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Jackson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jackson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Balkan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Balkan Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkan Cemetery
- Miracle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Miracle Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Tackett Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Taylors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylors Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylors Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Callaway.
- Gross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kettle Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Buell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Buell Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
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- Greene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Jesse Brock Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jesse Brock Family Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Brock Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jesse Brock Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Coldiron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484355 <5>
- Coldiron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coldiron Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldiron Cemetery
- A.D. Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The A.D. Johnson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for A.D. Johnson Cemetery
- The A.D. Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Johnson Cemetery
- Stoney Fork Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540097 <5>
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 Jackson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jackson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Callaway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Pathfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Miracle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Calvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Stoney Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Kettle Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Jenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Coldiron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- South Wallins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Tacky Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sims Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Arjay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Straight Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wallins Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Rella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Dorton Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Wasioto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Cumberland Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Fourmile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
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 Jackson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jackson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Jackson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bell 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 Jackson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #495107 (Jackson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #495107 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: Bell
- Est. Elev: 745 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Varilla
- Location given for Jackson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7495301 Lon: -83.5299145
- 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 Bell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |