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A visit to the Mays Cemetery ...


The location of the Mays Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   38.4637°   (38° 27' 49")

Lon:   -83.5205°   (-83° 31' 13")

The Mays Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast 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 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 Mays Cemetery:

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

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mays Cemetery.

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

    • Burtonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
      • Burtonville is located in Lewis County
    • Foxport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
      • Foxport is located in Fleming County
    • Pleasureville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasureville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
      • Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
    • Beechburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
      • Beechburg is located in Fleming County
    • Wallingford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Fleming County
    • Ryan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Fleming County
    • Mount Carmel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
    • Muses Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muses Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
      • Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
    • Tollesboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Charters
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
      • Charters is located in Lewis County
    • Poplar Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
      • Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
    • Dalesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
      • Dalesburg is located in Fleming County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Plummers Landing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
        • Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
      • Cottageville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
        • Cottageville is located in Lewis County
      • Rectorville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rectorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
        • Rectorville is located in Mason County
      • Flemingsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Camp Dix
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
        • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
      • Weedonia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
        • Weedonia is located in Mason County
      • Hillsboro
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
        • Hillsboro is located in Fleming County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
      • Helena
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
        • Helena is located in Mason 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 Lewis 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mays Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Thorp Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thorp Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorp Cemetery
    • Burtonville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Burtonville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burtonville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Burtonville
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burtonville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979320 <6>
    • Martin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Million Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Million Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Million Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Million Cemetery
    • Foxport Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • McEldowney Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McEldowney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McEldowney Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEldowney Cemetery
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Hackworth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackworth Cemetery
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • Nash Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nash Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
    • Muses Mills Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muses Mills Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Muses Mills Church Cemetery is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muses Mills Church Cemetery
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Williams Cemetery Two
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery Two have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery Two is located in Rowan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery Two
      • Henderson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rowan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Lee Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fleming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery Three
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery Three have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery Three is located in Rowan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery Three
      • Kinder Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kinder Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Kinder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
        • The Kinder Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Briary Cemetery
        • Brown Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinder Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2651600 <6>
      • Holly Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holly Cemetery is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
      • Drake Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Drake Cemetery is located in Rowan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
      • Maddox - Hamm Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maddox - Hamm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maddox - Hamm Cemetery is located in Rowan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maddox - Hamm Cemetery
      • Wyatt Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Rowan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
      • Adams Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adams Cemetery is located in Rowan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Adams - Plank Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams - Plank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adams - Plank Cemetery is located in Rowan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams - Plank Cemetery
      • Valley Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Valley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley 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 #497745  (Mays Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #497745 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: Burtonville
      • County: Lewis         Elev: 350
      • Location given for GNIS #497745 (Mays Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) 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: 38.4637, Longitude: -83.5205       In this case, the coordinates for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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>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.
    <7>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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