A visit to the Parsons 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 Parsons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parsons Cemetery:
37.0715, -82.7841
The Parsons Cemetery is located in Letcher County<1>.
The county seat for Letcher County is located in Whitesburg. Whitesburg lies just to the northwest of the Parsons Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Parsons Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hogg Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Melvin Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandlick Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benjamin Bolling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maggard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Combs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Arthur Adams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stidham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stidham Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stidham Cemetery
- Sam Bentley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sam Bentley Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Bentley Cemetery
- Stephen R. Adams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canepatch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Canepatch Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canepatch Cemetery
- Robinette Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Addington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Addington Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
- Addington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Addington Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parsons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oven Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eolia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Whitesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Bellcraft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Whitesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Farraday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Uz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Partridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Whitaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Osaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tolliver Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Spot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Linefork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lynch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Almira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hemphill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Isom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Jeremiah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Letcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Parsons Cemetery. The following communities are located in Letcher County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cromona
- Jenkins
- Whitesburg
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 helpful 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 Parsons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Letcher 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 Parsons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #500222 (Parsons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #500222 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: Letcher
- Est. Elev: 658 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitesburg
- Location given for Parsons Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0712094 Lon: -82.7843264
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parsons Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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