A visit to the Negro Creek 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 Negro Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Negro Creek Cemetery:
37.3890, -84.4552
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Negro Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Negro Creek Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County<2>.
The county seat for Rockcastle County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the east southeast of the Negro Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Negro Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Negro Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Negro Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Denney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Gum Sulpher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gum Sulpher Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulpher Cemetery
- Old Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Moss Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moss Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sayers Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers Cemetery
- Albright Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Albright Graveyard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Graveyard
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery
- Crab Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crab Orchard Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard Cemetery
- Whitley Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitley Graveyard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Graveyard
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Ephesos Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Red Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cemetery
- Barron Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Barron Graveyard is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Graveyard
- The Barron Graveyard has also been known as:
- Barron Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483090 <5>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Saylor Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor 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 Negro Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Negro Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Dog Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Brodhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Gum Sulphur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Bee Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Broughtentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Renfro Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wildie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Ottenheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Hansford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Preachersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Orlando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Halls Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Waynesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Mullins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Disputanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Kings Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
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 Negro Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rockcastle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Negro Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Vernon
- Renfro Valley
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 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 Negro Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Rockcastle 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 Negro Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #499237 (Negro Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499237 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: Rockcastle
- Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brodhead
- Location given for Negro Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3889712 Lon: -84.4552158
- 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 Rockcastle, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Negro Creek 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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