A visit to the Kettle Island 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 Kettle Island Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kettle Island Cemetery (FG ID #74705).
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 Kettle Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kettle Island Cemetery:
36.7879, -83.6095
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kettle Island Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Kettle Island Cemetery is located in Bell County<3>.
The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies just to the west southwest of the Kettle Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kettle Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of the Kettle Island Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kettle Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylors Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Balkan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Balkan Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkan Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Buell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miracle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miracle Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tackett Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Wallsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peavier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Peavier Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavier Cemetery
- Knuckle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Knuckle Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knuckle Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- A.D. Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Kettle Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kettle Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kettle Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Jenson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miracle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Callaway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arjay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Sims Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Varilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dorton Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Calvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Pineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wasioto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Fourmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Pathfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Coldiron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dewitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Flat Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scalf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Kettle Island Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kettle Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kettle Island 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 Kettle Island Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #74705
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #495704 (Kettle Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #495704 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: 363 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Balkan
- Location given for Kettle Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7884193 Lon: -83.6099158
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kettle Island Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |