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A visit to the Kirby Flats Cemetery ...


The location of the Kirby Flats Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Kirby Flats Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kirby Flats Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirby Flats Cemetery

Lat:   38.4270°   (38° 25' 37")

Lon:   -82.7624°   (-82° 45' 44")

The Kirby Flats Cemetery is located in Boyd County<2>.

The county seat for Boyd County is located in Catlettsburg. Catlettsburg lies just to the east of the Kirby Flats Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Kirby Flats Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Boyd County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Kirby Flats Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kirby Flats Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirby Flats Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Princess
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
      • Princess is located in Boyd County
    • Hunnewell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
    • Danleyton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danleyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
      • Danleyton is located in Greenup County
    • Fairview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Boyd County
    • Argillite
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mavity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mavity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
      • Mavity is located in Boyd County
    • Westwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Millseat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millseat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
      • Millseat is located in Boyd County
    • Bellefonte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Flatwoods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
      • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
    • Ashland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Russell
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Raceland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
        • Raceland is located in Greenup County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
      • Hopewell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
        • Hopewell is located in Greenup County
      • Catlettsburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Normal
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
        • Normal is located in Boyd County
      • Coal Grove
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
        • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Ironton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
        • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
      • Worthington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
        • Worthington is located in Greenup County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
      • Wurtland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
        • Wurtland is located in Greenup County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • South Point
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
        • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
      • Sheridan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
        • Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Hanging Rock
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
        • Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Pactolus
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
        • Pactolus is located in Carter County
      • Big Sandy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
        • Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
      • Greenup
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Kenova
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
        • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>

    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 Kirby Flats Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boyd County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kirby Flats Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Kirby Flats Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirby Flats Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • McCalvin Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCalvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCalvin Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCalvin Cemetery
    • Click Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Click Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Click Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Click Cemetery
    • Newman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
    • Coalton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coalton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coalton Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coalton Cemetery
    • Patton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patton Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
    • Steele Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
    • Hunnewell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunnewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunnewell Cemetery is located in Greenup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunnewell Cemetery
    • Eastham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eastham Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastham Cemetery
    • Winslow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winslow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winslow Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winslow Cemetery
    • McKnight Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKnight Cemetery is located in Greenup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKnight Cemetery
    • McNight Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McNight Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNight Cemetery
    • Grizzle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grizzle Cemetery is located in Greenup County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grizzle Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Argillite.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grizzle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253456 <6>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Arnett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arnett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Arnett Cemetery is located in Greenup County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnett Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2603749 <6>
      • Howard Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howard Cemetery is located in Greenup County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Callihan Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callihan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Callihan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callihan Cemetery
      • Cane Creek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Greenup County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Creek Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Fields Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fields Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
      • Musick Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Musick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Musick Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Musick Cemetery
      • Cumpston Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumpston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cumpston Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumpston Cemetery
      • Rose Hill Burial Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rose Hill Burial Park is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Burial Park
      • Dickerson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Cemetery
      • Baldridge Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Greenup County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldridge Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Kirby Flats Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #495787  (Kirby Flats Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #495787 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Argillite
      • County: Boyd         Elev: 210
      • Location given for GNIS #495787 (Kirby Flats Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Boyd, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kirby Flats Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4270, Longitude: -82.7624       In this case, the coordinates for the Kirby Flats Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.









 

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