A visit to the Million 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 Million Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Million Cemetery:
38.4317, -83.5760
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Million Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Million Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Million Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Million Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Million Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Million Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thorp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thorp Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Cemetery
- Foxport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Esham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Esham Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esham Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Burtonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burtonville Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burtonville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Burtonville
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979320 <5>
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Muses Mills Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- McEldowney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McEldowney Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEldowney Cemetery
- Nash Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Willett Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willett Cemetery
- The Willett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Higgins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501182 <5>
- Fleming County Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fleming County Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming County Cemetery
- The Fleming County Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flemingsburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #484950 <5>
- Hurst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Maddox - Hamm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy 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]<3> of the Million Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Million Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wallingford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Foxport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Beechburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Burtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Mount Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Dalesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Muses Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Ryan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Plummers Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Tollesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flemingsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rectorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Weedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- Craintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Tilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Farmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Cottageville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Charters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Flemingsburg Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grange City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Elizaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
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 Million Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Million 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 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 Million Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Million Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #498372 (Million Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498372 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burtonville
- Location given for Million Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4317442 Lon: -83.5760246
- 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 Lewis, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Million 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |