A visit to the Newsom 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 Newsom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newsom Cemetery:
37.3754, -82.6382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newsom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Newsom Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Newsom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newsom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Newsom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newsom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Slone Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slone Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Thomas Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hollybush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hollybush Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybush Cemetery
- Tackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tackett Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackett Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Newsome Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amil Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Amil Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amil Little Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- W.R. Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The W.R. Hall Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.R. Hall Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Alfred Branham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Alfred Branham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Branham Cemetery
- The Alfred Branham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kinney Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- The Compton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483772 <5>
- Stumbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stumbo Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumbo Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Robinson Creek.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Collins Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484503 <5>
- John Mimms Sword Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Alley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lee Alley Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Alley 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 Newsom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newsom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beaver
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Melvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Teaberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Bypro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weeksbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Virgie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Galveston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Wheelwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jonancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Robinson Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Hi Hat
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Myra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Yeager
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Dorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- McDowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Fords Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Mayo Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Grethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Kite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Blue Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Drift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Minnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Dema
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Raven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
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 Newsom 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 Newsom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Newsom 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 Newsom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #499441 (Newsom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499441 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: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McDowell
- Location given for Newsom Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3753804 Lon: -82.638211
- 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 '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- Newsom 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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