A visit to the Keith 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 Keith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keith Cemetery:
36.8554, -84.5474
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keith Cemetery is located in McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Keith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Keith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Keith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jonesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Gourd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gourd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Cemetery
- Gran Young Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gran Young Graveyard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gran Young Graveyard
- Gilson - Keith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jane Keith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jane Keith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Keith Cemetery
- Lower Turkey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Davy Cad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davy Cad Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy Cad Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Greenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546863 <5>
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hollers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollers Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollers Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Mayfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Romer - Keith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Branscum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Branscum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branscum Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Keith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Ritner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Tateville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Marshes Siding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Whitley City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bronston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stearns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frazer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Revelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Mill Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Mount Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Ferguson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Pine Knot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
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 Keith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Monticello
- Somerset
- Whitley City
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 Keith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Keith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #513107 (Keith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513107 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nevelsville
- Location given for Keith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8553553 Lon: -84.5474396
- 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 McCreary, 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- Keith 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. |