A visit to the Mills - Messer 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 Mills - Messer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mills - Messer Cemetery:
36.9181, -83.6586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mills - Messer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mills - Messer Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mills - Messer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mills - Messer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mills - Messer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Darby Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Asher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Asher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asher Cemetery is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast of Manchester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72904 <5>
- Asher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Asher Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
- Gambrel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gambrel Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrel Cemetery
- Clark - Hinkle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williamson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Bingham Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bingham Town Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Town Cemetery
- The Bingham Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Binghamtown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73072 <5>
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Smith Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashers Fork Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Riley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- Callebs Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Callebs Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callebs Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Callebs Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Girdler.
- Castle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Castle Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Renfro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Renfro Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mills - Messer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mills - Messer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scalf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Walker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Dewitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Rella
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Arjay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Ashers Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Brightshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Flat Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Hinkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Bimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fourmile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Jenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Kettle Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Stoney Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dorton Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Straight Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Callaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Roark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Girdler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Artemus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Wasioto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Miracle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Tacky Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Warbranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Woollum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Cannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
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 Mills - Messer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mills - Messer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mills - Messer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Mills - Messer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2543312 (Mills-Messer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2543312 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 352 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scalf
- Location given for Mills-Messer Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9180811 Lon: -83.6586255
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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 Knox, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mills - Messer 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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