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A visit to the Lerose 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 Lerose Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.4866°   (37° 29' 11")

Lon:   -83.6183°   (-83° 37' 5")

The Lerose Cemetery is located in Owsley County<1>.

The county seat for Owsley County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the west southwest of the Lerose Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Lerose Cemetery.<3>

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

  • McIntosh Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shepherd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Knott County
  • Cowcreek Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Callahan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
  • Snowden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pendergrass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McIntire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Owsley County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Esau - Gabbard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Noble Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Burns Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Turner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
    • River View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The River View Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Kearney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kearney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kearney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kearney Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Holland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
    • Combs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Combs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Combs Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
    • Callahan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callahan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Callahan Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
    • Keen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keen Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
    • Pennington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
    • Combs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Turner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Breathitt County

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]<2> of the Lerose Cemetery.

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

  • Lerose
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lerose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
    • Lerose is located in Owsley County
  • Booneville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
    • Booneville is located in Owsley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <7>
  • Lone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jetts Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Southfork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Copebranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Athol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Athol is located in Lee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Athol
    • From the Lerose Cemetery to Athol
  • Tallega
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Saint Helens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
    • Saint Helens is located in Lee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <7>
  • Ricetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
  • Pebworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oakdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Primrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sebastian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chenowee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beattyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
      • Beattyville is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <7>
    • Idamay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idamay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
      • Idamay is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Idamay
      • From the Lerose Cemetery to Idamay
    • Vincent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
    • Travellers Rest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Williba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
      • Williba is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Williba
      • From the Lerose Cemetery to Williba
    • Vada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Heidelberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Island City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
    • Fincastle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mistletoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mistletoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
    • Buckhorn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <7>

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 Lerose Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Owsley County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lerose 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 Lerose 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 Lerose Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #513340  (Lerose Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #513340 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: Cowcreek
    • County: Owsley         Elev: 243
    • Location given for GNIS #513340 (Lerose 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 Owsley, 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lerose Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4866, Longitude: -83.6183    
<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 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.
<5>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.
<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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