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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 Mays Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.7709°   (36° 46' 15")

Lon:   -83.8986°   (-83° 53' 54")

The Mays Cemetery is located in Knox County<1>.

The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies just to the north of the Mays Cemetery .

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 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 Mays Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Knox County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mays Cemetery.

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

    • Warren
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Knox County
    • Wheeler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Knox County
    • Trosper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trosper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
      • Trosper is located in Knox County
    • Artemus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artemus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
      • Artemus is located in Knox County
    • Siler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
      • Siler is located in Whitley County
    • Ingram
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Bell County
    • Barbourville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
      • Barbourville is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <4>
    • Louden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
      • Louden is located in Whitley County
    • Heidrick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
      • Heidrick is located in Knox County
    • Fourmile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
      • Fourmile is located in Bell County
    • Flat Lick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
      • Flat Lick is located in Knox County
    • Bimble
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bimble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bimble
      • Bimble is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bimble <4>
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Pearl
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
        • Pearl is located in Bell County
      • Frakes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
        • Frakes is located in Bell County
      • Verne
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
        • Verne is located in Whitley County
      • Nevisdale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
        • Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
      • Hinkle
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
        • Hinkle is located in Knox County
      • Cannon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
        • Cannon is located in Knox County
      • Packard
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
        • Packard is located in Whitley County
      • Capito
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
        • Capito is located in Bell County
      • Wasioto
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
        • Wasioto is located in Bell County
      • Pineville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dewitt
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
        • Dewitt is located in Knox County
      • Pruden
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
        • Pruden is located in Bell County
      • Pruden
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
        • Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
      • Fonde
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
        • Fonde is located in Bell County
      • Edgewood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
        • Edgewood is located in Bell County
      • Straight Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
        • Straight Creek is located in Bell County
      • Dorton Branch
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorton Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
        • Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
      • Walker
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in Knox County
      • Girdler
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
        • Girdler is located in Knox County
      • Rockholds
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
        • Rockholds is located in Whitley County

    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 Mays Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mays Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mays Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Killian Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Killian Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killian Cemetery
    • Ketchen Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ketchen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ketchen Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ketchen Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Mays Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Evans Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Burch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burch Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
    • Lay Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lay Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lay Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Hampton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
    • Miles Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miles Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Cemetery
    • Faulkner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faulkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulkner Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Prichard Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prichard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prichard Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prichard Cemetery
      • Mackey Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Owens Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Owens Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Wells Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wells Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
      • Croley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Croley Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croley Cemetery
      • Browns Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Browns Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
      • Browns Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Browns Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Browns Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Detherage Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Detherage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Detherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detherage Cemetery
      • Tinsley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinsley Cemetery
      • Sowders Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sowders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sowders Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sowders Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Davis Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Mays Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #497744  (Mays Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #497744 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: Barbourville
      • County: Knox         Elev: 333
      • Location given for GNIS #497744 (Mays 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 Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Mays Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7709, Longitude: -83.8986    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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