A visit to the McEldowney 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 McEldowney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McEldowney Cemetery:
38.4676, -83.4363
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McEldowney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McEldowney Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the McEldowney Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McEldowney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McEldowney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Esham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Esham Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esham Cemetery
- Kinder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- The Kinder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Briary Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2651600 <5>
- Holly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Thorp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thorp Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery Two
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery Two is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery Two
- Brown Cemetery Three
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery Three is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery Three
- Burtonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Burtonville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979320 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Million Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Million Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Million Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Adams - Plank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Plank Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Plank Family Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McEldowney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McEldowney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ryan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Charters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Burtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Camp Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Foxport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Muses Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Pleasureville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Wallingford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Tollesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Vanceburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beechburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plummers Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Cottageville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Smiths Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rectorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Poplar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Dalesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Smoky Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Wesleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
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 McEldowney Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McEldowney 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 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 McEldowney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 McEldowney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #513858 (McEldowney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513858 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stricklett
- Location given for McEldowney Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4675774 Lon: -83.4362982
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McEldowney 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. |