A visit to the Patton 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 Patton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Patton Cemetery:
37.5273, -82.7754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Patton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Patton Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Prestonsburg. Prestonsburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Patton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Patton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Patton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Patton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hiram Salisbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenville Salisbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Family Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Family Cemetery
- The Osborne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shepherd Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Fitzpatrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fitzpatrick Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Stumbo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stumbo Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumbo Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- John Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Patton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Patton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Langley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Eastern
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Warco
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Printer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Manton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Minnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Drift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Hueysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Blue Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Lackey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- McDowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Banner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
- Dema
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Grethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Harold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Betsy Layne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Ivel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Dwale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Watergap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Goodloe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Patton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 Patton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #500262 (Patton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #500262 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martin
- Location given for Patton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5273212 Lon: -82.7754375
- 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 Floyd, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patton 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |