A visit to the Pence 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 Pence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pence Cemetery:
37.6287, -83.4824
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pence Cemetery is located in Wolfe County<2>.
The county seat for Wolfe County is located in Campton. Campton lies just to the north northwest of the Pence Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Haddix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Hollon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hollon Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollon Cemetery
- Banks - Taulbee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cable Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Taulbee & Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold and Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Deaton Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Terrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Hieronymus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Vancleve
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Mary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Frozen Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Williba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Chenowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Wolverine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Athol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Vada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Primrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Tallega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Copebranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Campton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taulbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Lexie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Saint Helens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Jetts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Quicksand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Rock Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Kragon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Lee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
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 Pence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wolfe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pence 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 websites either 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 Pence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Wolfe 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 Pence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #500370 (Pence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #500370 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: Wolfe
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Landsaw
- Location given for Pence Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.628699 Lon: -83.4824062
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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 Wolfe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pence 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. |