A visit to the Mayo 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 Mayo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mayo Cemetery:
37.6690, -82.7404
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mayo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mayo Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Prestonsburg. Prestonsburg lies just to the northwest of the Mayo Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mayo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mayo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Governors Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weddington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- The Weddington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prater Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974243 <5>
- Music Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pitts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Davidson Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Music Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Music Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music Cemetery
- Goble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Little Lick Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Bob Prater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bob Prater Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Prater Cemetery
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Osborne Family Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Family Cemetery
- The Osborne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shepherd Cemetery
- Scalf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Scalf Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf Cemetery
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]<3> of the Mayo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mayo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prestonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watergap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Dwale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Auxier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
- Banner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nero
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Blue River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Ivel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Butcher Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goodloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Manton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- West Van Lear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Warco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Dana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Hagerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Stanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Meally
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- David
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Langley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Printer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Collista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
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 Mayo Cemetery. The following communities are located in Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mayo 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 helpful 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 Mayo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 Mayo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #497738 (Mayo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #497738 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lancer
- Location given for Mayo Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6689862 Lon: -82.7404364
- 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 Floyd, 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- Mayo 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. |