A visit to the Melvin Adams 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 Melvin Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melvin Adams Cemetery:
37.1369, -82.7944
The Melvin Adams Cemetery is located in Letcher County<1>.
The county seat for Letcher County is located in Whitesburg. Whitesburg lies just to the southwest of the Melvin Adams Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Melvin Adams Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Melvin Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Melvin Adams Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melvin Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandlick Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hogg Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arthur Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sturgill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Ison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stephen R. Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roberts Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benjamin Bolling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sam Bentley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sam Bentley Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Bentley Cemetery
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]<2> of the Melvin Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melvin Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ermine
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Mayking
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sergent
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bellcraft
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Whitesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farraday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
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- Millstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Whitaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Uz
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oven Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Tolliver Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Isom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Hot Spot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hemphill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Jeremiah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roxana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Kings Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Melvin Adams Cemetery. The following communities are located in Letcher County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melvin Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Melvin Adams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Letcher 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 Melvin Adams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #509624 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #509624 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: Letcher
- Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mayking
- Location given for Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.137044 Lon: -82.7943258
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melvin Adams Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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