A visit to the Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawson Cemetery:
38.1914, -83.0889
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawson Cemetery is located in Elliott County<2>.
The county seat for Elliott County is located in Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook lies just to the south southwest of the Lawson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Lawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mock Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Cemetery
- Kegley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kegley Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegley Cemetery
- Flannery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
- Flannery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
- Gaberial Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gaberial Carroll Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaberial Carroll Cemetery
- The Gaberial Carroll Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carroll Cemetery
- Gaberial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2588959 <5>
- Wilson Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cox Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cox Cemetery
- Conn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Conn Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Flannery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mauk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mauk Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauk Cemetery
- Clark - Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Scaggs - WIlson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boggs Cemetery One
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Boggs Cemetery One is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery One
- Blankenbeckler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- R.E. Scaggs - Caudill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boggs Cemetery Two
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boggs Cemetery Two is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery Two
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Oney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oney Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oney Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ibex
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Bruin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Gimlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Newfoundland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Grahn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Ault
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Mountain Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Beetle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Counts Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Isonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Olive Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Jacobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- The Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Minor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Elliottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Webbville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Mount Savage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Hitchins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Jeriel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Grayson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Soldier is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
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 Lawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elliott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grayson
- Olive Hill
- Sandy Hook
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 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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Elliott 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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2337121 (Lawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2337121 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: Elliott
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bruin
- Location given for Lawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1913889 Lon: -83.0888889
- 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 Elliott, 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 from Point A (ie- Lawson 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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