A visit to the Peggy Sword 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 Peggy Sword Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peggy Sword Cemetery:
37.4612, -82.5210
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peggy Sword Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peggy Sword Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the north of the Peggy Sword Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Peggy Sword Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peggy Sword Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
- Dill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Pikeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pikeville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville Cemetery
- John Mimms Sword Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sowards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowards Cemetery
- Annie E Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weddington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Justice Ivy Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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- Kingdom Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- 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>
- Helvy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Helvy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvy Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Marrs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Marrs Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrs Cemetery
- Lee Alley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lee Alley Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Alley Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Upper Joe's Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Peggy Sword Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peggy Sword Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayo Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fords Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Shelbiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Yeager
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Garden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Raccoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Coal Run Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Owsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Robinson Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Osborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blair Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Teaberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Grethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Marrowbone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Betsy Layne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Virgie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Rockhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Kimper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Stanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Lookout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Draffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Phyllis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Tram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Blue Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
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 Peggy Sword Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peggy Sword Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Peggy Sword 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 Peggy Sword Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #504861 (Peggy Sword Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #504861 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: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pikeville
- Location given for Peggy Sword Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4612122 Lon: -82.5209853
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peggy Sword 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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