A visit to the Music 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 Music Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Music Cemetery:
37.7643, -82.7857
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Music Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Music Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the north northwest of the Music Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Music Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Music Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Little Lick Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Governors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Preston Cemetery
- Gambill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gambill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Paintsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <5>
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Howes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Company Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
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 Music Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Music Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hagerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Van Lear
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Van Lear
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Auxier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Nero
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Collista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Paintsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Thelma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Butcher Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Prestonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tutor Key
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Staffordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Wittensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Asa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Nippa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Sitka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Volga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Watergap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Oil Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
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 Music Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Music 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 Music Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Music Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #499133 (Music Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499133 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paintsville
- Location given for Music Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7642621 Lon: -82.7857158
- 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 Johnson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Music 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. |