A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Cemetery:
37.6151, -82.2704
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Murphy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murphy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Runyon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Runyon Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
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- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamson (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #749514 <5>
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- W J May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The W J May Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W J May Cemetery
- George Hatfield Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The George Hatfield Family Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Hatfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Hatfield Family Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ransom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2448642 <5>
- Jerry Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Blackberry City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buskirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Buskirk Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buskirk Cemetery is located in Buskirk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309791 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belfry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huddy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Hardy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- McAndrews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Canada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinsonfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Sprigg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McVeigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Ransom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- McCarr
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Buskirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Matewan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Freeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Thacker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Red Jacket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Delbarton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Varney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
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 Murphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy Cemetery.
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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #499110 (Murphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499110 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belfry
- Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6151027 Lon: -82.2704184
- 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 Pike, 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- Murphy 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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