A visit to the Lear 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 Lear Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lear Cemetery:
37.3406, -84.1130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lear Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lear Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in McKee. McKee lies just to the northeast of the Lear Cemetery .
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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 Lear Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lear Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Jep Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jep Hill Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jep Hill Cemetery
- Casteel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Casteel Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casteel Cemetery
- Hacker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hacker Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Andes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Andes Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes Cemetery
- Landrum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Elza - Swanner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Cunnigan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cunnigan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunnigan Cemetery
- Johnetta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnetta Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnetta Cemetery
- Briarfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Briarfield Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarfield Cemetery
- The Briarfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ball Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #671797 <5>
- Farris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lear Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peoples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Greenmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Annville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- East Bernstadt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Waneta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Climax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sandgap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Tyner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Wildie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Kerby Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Disputanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Renfro Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bernstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Benge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Foxtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maplesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Larue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Fogertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
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 Lear Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- London
- McKee
- Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
- Renfro Valley
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lear Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Lear Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #513278 (Lear Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513278 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parrot
- Location given for Lear Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.340642 Lon: -84.1129869
- 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 Jackson, 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- Lear 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |