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A visit to the McDavid Cemetery ...


The location of the McDavid 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 McDavid Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.1686°   (38° 10' 6")

Lon:   -82.9336°   (-82° 56' 0")

The McDavid Cemetery is located in Elliott County<2>.

The county seat for Elliott County is located in Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McDavid Cemetery .

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 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 McDavid Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Elliott County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the McDavid Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDavid Cemetery.

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

    • Webbville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
      • Webbville is located in Lawrence County
    • Willard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Carter County
    • Bruin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
      • Bruin is located in Elliott County
    • Houckville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
      • Houckville is located in Lawrence County
    • Cherokee Gap
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
      • Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
    • Jeriel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeriel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
      • Jeriel is located in Carter County
    • Brammer Gap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
      • Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
    • Overda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
      • Overda is located in Lawrence County
    • Hicksville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
      • Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
    • Denton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Carter County
    • Mount Savage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
      • Mount Savage is located in Carter County
    • Hitchins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
      • Hitchins is located in Carter County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Ibex
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ibex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
        • Ibex is located in Elliott County
      • Leon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
        • Leon is located in Carter County
      • Cherokee
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
        • Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
      • Tuscola ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
        • Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
      • Glenwood ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
        • Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
      • Newfoundland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
        • Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
      • Isonville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
        • Isonville is located in Elliott County
      • Christmas ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christmas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
        • Christmas is located in Lawrence County
      • Gladys ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
        • Gladys is located in Lawrence County
      • Olioville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
        • Olioville is located in Lawrence County
      • Mazie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
        • Mazie is located in Lawrence County
      • Blaine
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dennis ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
        • Dennis is located in Lawrence County
      • Lizzie ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lizzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
        • Lizzie is located in Lawrence County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the McDavid Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Backbone Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Backbone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Backbone Cemetery is located in Elliott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Backbone Cemetery
    • Adkins Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Boggs Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Boggs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Boggs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggs Cemetery
    • Hensley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hensley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
    • McDavid Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDavid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDavid Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDavid Cemetery
    • Blevins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Blevins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Blevins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blevins Cemetery
    • Webbville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Webbville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • The Webbville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Drk Fork Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webbville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255569 <7>
    • Kitchen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kitchen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kitchen Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kitchen Cemetery
    • Oney Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oney Cemetery is located in Elliott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oney Cemetery
    • James C Webb Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the James C Webb Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The James C Webb Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James C Webb Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322457 <7>
    • Ratcliff Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ratcliff Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratcliff Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445818 <7>
    • Hall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Sammons Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sammons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sammons Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sammons Cemetery
      • Sammons Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sammons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sammons Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sammons Cemetery
      • Gray Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gray Cemetery is located in Elliott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Rose Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rose Cemetery is located in Elliott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tolliver Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Tolliver Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolliver Cemetery
      • Gollahue Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gollahue Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Gollahue Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gollahue Cemetery
      • Womack Graveyard
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womack Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Womack Graveyard is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womack Graveyard

    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 McDavid Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2337122  (McDavid Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2337122 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: Willard
      • County: Elliott         Elev: 227
      • Location given for GNIS #2337122 (McDavid 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 Elliott, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McDavid Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1686, Longitude: -82.9336       In this case, the coordinates for the McDavid Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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