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A visit to the Lay Cemetery ...

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 Lay Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.2731°   (37° 16' 23")

Lon:   -88.4495°   (-88° 26' 58")

The Lay Cemetery is located in Livingston County<1>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Smithland. Smithland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Lay Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lay Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Duley Bluff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duley Bluff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duley Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duley Bluff Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Sloan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Roe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roe Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jameison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jameison Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Foote Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foote Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foote Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Roper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roper Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Hemphill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemphill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemphill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Azotus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Azotus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Azotus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Azotus Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Dyer Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Foreman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foreman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foreman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foreman Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Independence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Dean Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Kickasola Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickasola Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kickasola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kickasola Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Hastings Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hastings Cemetery is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Cowper Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cowper Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Hampton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Rock Quarry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Quarry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Quarry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Quarry Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Dunlap Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Rappolee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rappolee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rappolee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rappolee Cemetery is located in Livingston County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Lay Cemetery.

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

  • Bay City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bay City
    • From the Lay Cemetery to Bay City
  • Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Livingston County
  • Burna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
    • Burna is located in Livingston County
  • Golconda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
    • Golconda is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <7>
  • Lola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamletsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Smithland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Carrsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
    • Carrsville is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Mineral City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
    • Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
  • Unionville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Unionville
    • From the Lay Cemetery to Unionville
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rosiclare
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
    • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <7>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Shetlerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinckneyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
      • Tiline is located in Livingston County
    • Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
      • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <7>
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheridan
      • From the Lay Cemetery to Sheridan
    • Elizabethtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <7>
    • Lusk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lusk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
      • Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lusk
      • From the Lay Cemetery to Lusk
    • Paducah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ledbetter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <7>
    • Tolu
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leisure City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
      • Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
    • Reevesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Big Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
      • Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Bay
      • From the Lay Cemetery to Big Bay

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 Lay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lay Cemetery:

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 Lay Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #513274  (Lay Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #513274 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: Golconda
    • County: Livingston         Elev: 155
    • Location given for GNIS #513274 (Lay Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2731, Longitude: -88.4495    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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