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:
37.5308, -82.3855
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the west southwest of the Lawson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Deskins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- W J May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The W J May Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W J May Cemetery
- Helvy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Helvy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvy Cemetery
- Kingdom Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Justice Ivy Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Kimper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548389 <5>
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- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Upper Joe's Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Bevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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:
- Kimper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Raccoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Phyllis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pinsonfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Canada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Varney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- McVeigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- McAndrews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Huddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Garden Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Belfry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Mayo Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Fords Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Shelbiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Hardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Coal Run Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Calloway Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Toler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Blair Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Owsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Marrowbone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lick Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Fedscreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Ransom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gulnare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
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 Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 #2337849 (Lawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2337849 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meta
- Location given for Lawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5307735 Lon: -82.3855375
- 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 Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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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