A visit to the Letts 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 Letts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Letts Cemetery:
36.7746, -84.7021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Letts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Letts Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the west northwest of the Letts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Letts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Letts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Letts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts - Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Dick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dick Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Cemetery
- Gooding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gooding Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooding Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- David L. Crownshed Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Caylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Caylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Caylor Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Pittman - Koger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aught Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eli Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Eli Walker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Walker Cemetery
- Correll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Correll Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Gerty & Myrtle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- D C Denney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The D C Denney Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D C Denney Cemetery
- Wolford Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Pierce Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pierce Kidd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Kidd Cemetery
- Floyd Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Kidd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Kidd Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barrier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrier Cemetery
- Barrier Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barrier Cemetery #2 is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrier Cemetery #2
- John Barrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The John Barrier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Barrier Cemetery
- Rigney - Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carl Kidd Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carl Kidd Graveyard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Kidd Graveyard
- Burke - Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Burke - Kidd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke - Kidd Cemetery
- Burkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Cemetery
- Burk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Moody Cliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moody Cliff Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cliff Cemetery
- C H Denney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The C H Denney Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C H Denney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Letts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Letts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ritner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Parmleysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Mount Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Mill Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Smith Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Wiborg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Frazer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Marshes Siding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Rankin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Shearer Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Slickford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Stearns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whitley City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Revelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Parnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Murl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Foster Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bronston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Letts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Letts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Monticello
- Whitley City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Letts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Letts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2568845 (Letts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2568845 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coopersville
- Location given for Letts Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7745915 Lon: -84.7021045
- 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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Letts 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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