A visit to the John Hall Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the John Hall Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The John Hall Cemetery (FG ID #2509999).
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 John Hall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Hall Cemetery:
37.5150, -82.6832
The John Hall Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Prestonsburg. Prestonsburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the John Hall Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the John Hall Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the John Hall Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Hall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hiram Salisbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lee Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Alley Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Alley Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville Salisbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stumbo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marrs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Marrs Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrs Cemetery
- Weddington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Davidson Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hollybush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hollybush Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybush Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Thomas Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weddington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
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 John Hall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Hall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Harold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Betsy Layne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Printer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- McDowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Owsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blair Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ivel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Banner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Teaberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 John Hall Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 John Hall Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2509999
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Floyd, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- John Hall 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |