A visit to the McKiddy 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 McKiddy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKiddy Cemetery:
36.6926, -83.9655
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKiddy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKiddy Cemetery is located in Whitley County<2>.
The county seat for Whitley County is located in Williamsburg. Williamsburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the McKiddy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKiddy 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 McKiddy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKiddy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Beech Bottom Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beech Bottom Church Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Bottom Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Siler.
- Goins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Goins Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goins Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Siler.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567450 <5>
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Croley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Croley Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croley Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
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- Sears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sears Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Williamsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515745 <5>
- Powers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- John A. Partin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The John A. Partin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John A. Partin Cemetery
- The John A. Partin Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Partin Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75440 <5>
- Partin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Partin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- The Partin Cemetery has also been known as:
- W.A. Partin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338582 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKiddy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKiddy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Siler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Frakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pearl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Nevisdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Packard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Louden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Bryants Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Verne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Hamlin Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Pruden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Pruden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pruden is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fonde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fonde is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Saxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Lot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Clairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Capito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capito is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Ingram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Emlyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Red Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Trosper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
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 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 McKiddy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Whitley 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 McKiddy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #497902 (McKiddy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #497902 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: Whitley
- Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frakes
- Location given for McKiddy Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.692584 Lon: -83.9654824
- 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 Whitley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McKiddy 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. |