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A visit to the McGinnis Cemetery ...

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 McGinnis Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.5298°   (38° 31' 47")

Lon:   -83.1599°   (-83° 9' 35")

The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.

The county seat for Carter County is located in Grayson. Grayson lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the McGinnis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McGinnis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Skidmore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skidmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skidmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Christy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christy Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Willis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Witten Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witten Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Witten Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Witten Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992946 <6>
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grizzle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grizzle Cemetery
    • The Grizzle Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • The Grizzle Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grizzle Madden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963250 <6>
  • Riffe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riffe Cemetery
    • The Riffe Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • The Riffe Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zion Ridge Cemetery
  • Logan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Logan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Logan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
    • The Logan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Waring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Bruce Family Graveyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Family Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Family Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bruce Family Graveyard is located in Lewis County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maddy Lewis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Matty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Matty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Armstrong Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Rhoden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhoden Cemetery
      • The Rhoden Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Brightman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brightman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brightman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brightman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Sexton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sexton Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Allen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Greenup County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McGinnis Cemetery.

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

  • Boone Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
    • Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
  • Smiths Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
    • Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
  • Garrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Lewis County
  • York
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Greenup County
  • Quincy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Lewis County
  • Camp Dix
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
    • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
  • Carter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Carter is located in Carter County
  • Kehoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kehoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
    • Kehoe is located in Carter County
  • Tygarts Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tygarts Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
    • Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
  • Buena Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
  • Wesleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wesleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
    • Wesleyville is located in Carter County
  • Pond Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
    • Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Vanceburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Warnock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warnock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
      • Warnock is located in Greenup County
    • Smoky Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smoky Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
      • Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
    • Lynn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Greenup County
    • Firebrick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firebrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
      • Firebrick is located in Lewis County
    • Friendship
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Emerson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Lewis County
    • Counts Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
      • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
    • Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannoah Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
      • Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)

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 McGinnis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 McGinnis Cemetery:

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 McGinnis Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #497865  (McGinnis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #497865 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: Garrison
    • County: Carter         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #497865 (McGinnis 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 Carter, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McGinnis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5298, Longitude: -83.1599       In this case, the coordinates for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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.
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