A visit to the Pennington 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 Pennington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pennington Cemetery:
37.3229, -83.8280
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pennington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pennington Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pennington Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Pennington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Genty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Genty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genty Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Cavins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cavins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavins Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Boggs Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacker Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacker Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Cradlebow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cradlebow Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cradlebow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pennington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sextons Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Island City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Tyner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Burning Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Laurel Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Fall Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Gray Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Annville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fogertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Larue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Sidell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Teges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Travellers Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Oneida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Vincent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Dabolt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Urban
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Sebastian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Southfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- McKee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Greenmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Ricetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
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 Pennington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pennington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Pennington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Pennington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #514486 (Pennington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514486 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maulden
- Location given for Pennington Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3228666 Lon: -83.8279775
- 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 Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pennington 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. |