A visit to the Old Preston 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 Old Preston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Preston Cemetery:
37.8159, -82.7640
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Preston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the west of the Old Preston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Preston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Preston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Company Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Howes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Whipporwill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipporwill Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Vanhoose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoose Cemetery
- W.R. Castle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.R. Castle Cemetery
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334738 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Goble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Music Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music Cemetery
- Jenny Wiley Gravesite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Castle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clark Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Castle Cemetery
- The Clark Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sycamore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301960 <5>
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Old Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thelma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Meally
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Williamsport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Tutor Key
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Hagerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Paintsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Van Lear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nippa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Butcher Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Wittensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Collista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nero
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Staffordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auxier
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Whitehouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Sitka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Barnetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Lowmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Asa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Prestonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- 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 Old Preston 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 Old Preston 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 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 Old Preston 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 Old Preston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #499872 (Old Preston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499872 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: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paintsville
- Location given for Old Preston Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8159278 Lon: -82.7640483
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Preston 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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