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A visit to the Pilot Knob Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pilot Knob Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pilot Knob Cemetery (FG ID #727051)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilot Knob Cemetery

Lat:   37.5833°   (37° 34' 59")

Lon:   -84.2142°   (-84° 12' 51")

The Pilot Knob Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Pilot Knob 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilot Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadowlark Drive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West - Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Red Lick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dreyfus Church of Christ Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moody Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moody Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Loftus Pullins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Cox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Heatherly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heatherly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heatherly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heatherly Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cochran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Todd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Todd Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Todd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Todd Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Abney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abney Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
    • Witt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Witt Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
    • Hardin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardin Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
    • Hade - Rose Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hade - Rose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hade - Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hade - Rose Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Needmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Needmore Cemetery is located in Madison County

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 Pilot Knob Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilot Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bighill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
    • Bighill is located in Madison County
  • Bobtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Duluth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duluth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Duluth is located in Madison County
  • Dreyfus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dreyfus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
    • Dreyfus is located in Madison County
  • Berea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Madison County
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Madison County
  • Slate Lick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whites
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whites. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Whites
    • From the Pilot Knob Cemetery to Whites
  • Farristown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Disputanta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kerby Knob
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Speedwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Climax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Rockcastle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Climax
      • From the Pilot Knob Cemetery to Climax
    • Terrill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Locust Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Panola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Panola
      • From the Pilot Knob Cemetery to Panola
    • Brassfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Peytontown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallaceton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallaceton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
      • Wallaceton is located in Madison County
    • Conway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Rockcastle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Conway
      • From the Pilot Knob Cemetery to Conway
    • Sandgap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgap have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
      • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
    • Caleast
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caleast have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caleast
      • Caleast is located in Madison County
    • Duncanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Buggytown
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilot Knob Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berea

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 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery:

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 Pilot Knob Cemetery:

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pilot Knob Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5833, Longitude: -84.2142    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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