A visit to the McDavid 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 McDavid Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDavid Cemetery:
38.1686, -82.9336
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDavid Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDavid Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McDavid Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Backbone Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone Cemetery
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Hensley Cemetery
- McDavid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Webbville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Webbville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville Cemetery
- The Webbville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drk Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255569 <5>
- Kitchen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kitchen Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen Cemetery
- Oney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oney Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oney Cemetery
- James C Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sammons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sammons Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Cemetery
- Sammons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sammons Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Tolliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
- Gollahue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gollahue Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollahue Cemetery
- Womack Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Womack Graveyard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Graveyard
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Beetle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Webbville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Willard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Bruin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Houckville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Cherokee Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Jeriel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Brammer Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Hitchins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ibex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Overda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Overda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Newfoundland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Isonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christmas is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Gladys ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gladys is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
- Olioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Mazie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 McDavid Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Elliott 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 McDavid Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2337122 (McDavid Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2337122 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: Elliott
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willard
- Location given for McDavid Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1686111 Lon: -82.9336111
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDavid 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. |