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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oakley Cave Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakley Cave Cemetery

Lat:   37.0143°   (37° 0' 51")

Lon:   -83.4722°   (-83° 28' 19")

The Oakley Cave Cemetery is located in Leslie County<1>.

The county seat for Leslie County is located in Hyden. Hyden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oakley Cave Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oakley Cave Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Leslie County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oakley Cave Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oakley Cave Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakley Cave Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Roark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
      • Roark is located in Leslie County
    • Essie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
      • Essie is located in Leslie County
    • Warbranch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
      • Warbranch is located in Leslie County
    • Mozelle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
      • Mozelle is located in Leslie County
    • Asher
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
      • Asher is located in Leslie County
    • Beverly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Bell County
    • Helton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
      • Helton is located in Leslie County
    • Chappell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
      • Chappell is located in Leslie County
    • Hoskinston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
    • Stinnett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
    • Ashers Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
      • Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
    • Bledsoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bledsoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
      • Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Wendover
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
        • Wendover is located in Leslie County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendover <4>
      • Brightshade
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightshade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
        • Brightshade is located in Clay County
      • Tacky Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tacky Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
        • Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
      • Bear Branch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
        • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
      • Big Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
        • Big Creek is located in Clay County
      • Hyden
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coldiron
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Thousandsticks
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousandsticks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
        • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
      • Stoney Fork
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
        • Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
      • Wallins Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
        • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
        • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
      • Loyall
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
        • Loyall is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Baxter
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
        • Baxter is located in Harlan County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
      • Rosspoint
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
        • Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
      • Eriline
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eriline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
        • Eriline is located in Clay County
      • Cutshin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutshin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
        • Cutshin is located in Leslie County
      • Smilax
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smilax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
        • Smilax is located in Leslie County
      • Goose Rock
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
        • Goose Rock is located in Clay County

    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 Oakley Cave Cemetery. The following communities are located in Leslie County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakley Cave Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Hyden
      • Hyden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oakley Cave Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hyden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oakley Cave Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakley Cave Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Halls Rest Haven Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Asher Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Asher Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • The Asher Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Phillips Fork Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asher Cemetery
    • Mosley - Napier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • The Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sizemore Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
    • Smith Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ashers Fork Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
    • Asher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Asher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Asher Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asher Cemetery
    • Honey Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honey Branch Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Branch Cemetery
    • General Bowling Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The General Bowling Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • The General Bowling Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bowling Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the General Bowling Cemetery
    • Langdon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Darby Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ledford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Mosley Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • The Mosley Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mosley - Napier Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
      • Hoskins Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The Hoskins Family Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • The Hoskins Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hoskins Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoskins Family Cemetery
      • Holland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Holland Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Holland Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • The Holland Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hollen Cemetery
        • Hollin Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Arnetts Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arnetts Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Arnetts Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnetts Cemetery
      • Hardy Bottom Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hardy Bottom Cemetery is located in Leslie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Bottom Cemetery
      • Couch Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Couch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Couch Cemetery is located in Leslie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Couch Cemetery
      • Hubbard Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Saylor Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brown Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Cemetery is located in Harlan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Napier Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Napier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Napier Cemetery is located in Harlan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napier Cemetery
      • Green Hill Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Harlan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
      • Begley Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Begley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Begley Cemetery is located in Leslie County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Begley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Hyden.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Begley Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279093 <6>
      • Sizemore Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sizemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Leslie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sizemore Cemetery
      • Davidson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Leslie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakley Cave Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0143, Longitude: -83.4722    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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