A visit to the Miracle 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 Miracle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Miracle Cemetery:
36.7359, -83.5588
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Miracle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Miracle Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.
The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies just to the west northwest of the Miracle Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Miracle Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Miracle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Miracle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Balkan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Balkan Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkan Cemetery
- Taylors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylors Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylors Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Callaway.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Buell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Buell Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell Cemetery
- Tackett Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Miracle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Miracle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Miracle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Calvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Callaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Kettle Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Jenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Pathfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Stoney Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Arjay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Straight Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Sims Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Dorton Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wasioto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Coldiron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- South Wallins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Tacky Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Wallins Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Fourmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Cumberland Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Miracle Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Miracle 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 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 Miracle Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bell 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 Miracle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #498432 (Miracle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498432 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: Bell
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Varilla
- Location given for Miracle Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7359188 Lon: -83.5588036
- 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 Bell, 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 from Point A (ie- Miracle 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. |