A visit to the Melvin 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melvin Cemetery:
38.5131, -82.7852
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Melvin Cemetery is located in Greenup County<2>.
The county seat for Greenup County is located in Greenup. Greenup lies just to the north northwest of the Melvin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melvin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Melvin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melvin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fannin - Barber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fannin - Barber Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin - Barber Cemetery
- The Fannin - Barber Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barber Cemetery
- Fannin Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Heaberlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaberlin Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grizzle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grizzle Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grizzle Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Argillite.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253456 <5>
- Baldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Caroline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Caroline Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Rude Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rude Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rude Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bumgarner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgarner Cemetery
- Gilruth - Davisson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Worthington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Kaut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kaut Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaut Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Obryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Obryan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obryan Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Bellefonte Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Melvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melvin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danleyton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Argillite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raceland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Worthington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Russell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Haverhill Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Bellefonte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Ironton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millseat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Hunnewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Coal Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Princess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lloyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Cannonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Franklin Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenup County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Greenup
- Ironton
- Russell
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 either 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Greenup 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #498055 (Melvin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498055 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: Greenup
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenup
- Location given for Melvin Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5131359 Lon: -82.7851658
- 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 Greenup, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Melvin 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. |
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