A visit to the Layman 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 Layman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Layman Cemetery:
37.4342, -86.4191
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Layman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Layman Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Leitchfield. Leitchfield lies just to the east northeast of the Layman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Layman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Layman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Layman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Layman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Layman Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The William Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kefauver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kefauver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kefauver Cemetery
- Prewitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Shain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shain Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shain Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Deweese Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Deweese Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweese Cemetery
- Lower Bates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lower Bates Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bates Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Bates Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Caneyville.
- The Lower Bates Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bates Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236675 <5>
- Lacefield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
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- Woosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Leitchfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972282 <5>
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Lahue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lahue Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahue Cemetery
- Mahurin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mahurin Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahurin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
- The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Memory Gardens
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Layman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Layman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Caneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Short Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Leitchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Spring Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Tousey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Sunfish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Horn Back Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Indian Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Welch's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Yeaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- McDaniels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bee Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falls-of-Rough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Whittinghill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Roundhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Jetson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Sweeden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Higdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Horse Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
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 Layman Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Layman 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 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 Layman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Layman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #496100 (Layman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #496100 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caneyville
- Location given for Layman Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.434219 Lon: -86.4191458
- 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 Grayson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Layman 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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