A visit to the Newsome 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 Newsome Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newsome Cemetery:
37.3543, -82.5718
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newsome Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Newsome 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 north northeast of the Newsome Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newsome Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Newsome Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newsome Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newsome Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Alfred Branham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Newsome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Newsom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Newsom Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Thomas Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Slone Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slone Cemetery
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- Amil Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Amil Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amil Little Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Stiltner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stiltner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiltner Cemetery
- John Mimms Sword Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollybush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollybush Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybush Cemetery
- Tackett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tackett Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackett Cemetery
- Sowards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowards Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Bowling Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maritha Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sowards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowards Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Cemetery
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson 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 Newsome Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newsome Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Virgie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Jonancy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Yeager
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Robinson Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Myra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Dorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Weeksbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Shelbiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fords Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Teaberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Melvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Hellier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Garden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Mayo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Wheelwright Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Osborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Marrowbone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Bypro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Ashcamp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Draffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hi Hat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Newsome 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 Newsome 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 professional and volunteer 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 Newsome 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 Newsome Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #499445 (Newsome Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499445 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: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dorton
- Location given for Newsome Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3542706 Lon: -82.5718207
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newsome 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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