A visit to the Kennon 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 Kennon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kennon Cemetery:
37.7920, -83.9008
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kennon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kennon Cemetery is located in Powell County<2>.
The county seat for Powell County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies just to the north northeast of the Kennon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kennon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Kennon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kennon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hatton Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatton Creek Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek Cemetery
- Elkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- The Dunaway Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Oak Church Cemetery
- White Oak Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964939 <5>
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- MacIntosh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The MacIntosh Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacIntosh Cemetery
- Crowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crowe Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowe Cemetery
- Shuler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shuler Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Billings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Billings Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings Cemetery
- The Billings Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newkirk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496583 <5>
- Clay City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clay City Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City Cemetery
- Lorrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lorrison Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorrison Cemetery
- Owen Walling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Owen Walling Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Walling Cemetery
- Dugan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Lackey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Noland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Estill County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marcum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Arthur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- Crowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Crowe Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowe Cemetery
- The Crowe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cat Creek Cemetery
- Cat Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #434130 <5>
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lane Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rosslyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944760 <5>
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark 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 Kennon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kennon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vaughns Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Hatton Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Knowlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Pecks Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- North Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Clay City Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Piggville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Waltersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Powell Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Rosslyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Black Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Virden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Morris Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Paint Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Irvine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Witt Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Miller's Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- South Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Westbend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
- Log Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
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 Kennon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Powell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kennon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Irvine
- Ravenna
- Stanton
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 helpful 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 Kennon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Powell 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 Kennon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #513122 (Kennon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513122 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: Powell
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clay City
- Location given for Kennon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7920263 Lon: -83.9007541
- 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 Powell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kennon 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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