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A visit to the Memorial Park ...

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 Memorial Park ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park

Lat:   38.3400°   (38° 20' 24")

Lon:   -82.9517°   (-82° 57' 6")

The Memorial Park is located in Carter County<2>.

The county seat for Carter County is located in Grayson. Grayson lies just to the south southeast of the Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Seaton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Meadows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Damron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Damron Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Keffer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keffer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keffer Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Carter County Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter County Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter County Memorial Gardens is located in Carter County
  • Carter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Goebel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goebel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goebel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goebel Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Everman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Everman Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Boggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boggs Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Burton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Burton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Hannah Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hannah Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Anglin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anglin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anglin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anglin Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Colley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colley Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Bolding Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolding Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolding Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Easterling Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easterling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Easterling Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Wilson Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Creek Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Caraway Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caraway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caraway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Anglin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anglin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anglin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anglin Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Riffe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riffe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riffe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riffe Cemetery is located in Greenup County

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]<3> of the Memorial Park.

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

  • Grayson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pactolus
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Pactolus is located in Carter County
  • Leon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Carter County
  • Hitchins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
    • Hitchins is located in Carter County
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Greenup County
  • Mount Savage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
    • Mount Savage is located in Carter County
  • Grahn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
    • Grahn is located in Carter County
  • Denton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Carter County
  • Hunnewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunnewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
  • Beetle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beetle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
    • Beetle is located in Carter County
  • Willard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard is located in Carter County
  • Jeriel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeriel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
    • Jeriel is located in Carter County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Counts Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
      • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
    • Mountain Top
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Top. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
      • Mountain Top is located in Carter County
    • Tygarts Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
      • Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
    • Kehoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
      • Kehoe is located in Carter County
    • Warnock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
      • Warnock is located in Greenup County
    • Bruin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
      • Bruin is located in Elliott County
    • Webbville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
      • Webbville is located in Lawrence County
    • Princess
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
      • Princess is located in Boyd County
    • Carter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Olive Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Argillite
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Boone Furnace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Wesleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
      • Wesleyville is located in Carter County

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 Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Carter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.

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 helpful 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 Memorial Park:

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 Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2121147  (Memorial Park Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2121147 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: Grayson
    • County: Carter         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #2121147 (Memorial Park 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3400, Longitude: -82.9517       In this case, the coordinates for the Memorial Park 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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