A visit to the Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Grove Cemetery:
36.8312, -84.4736
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just to the south of the Piney Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Piney Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Greenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546863 <5>
- Barren Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Barren Fork Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Fork Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hickenbottom Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickenbottom Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Davy Cad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davy Cad Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy Cad Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hollaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hollaway Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gourd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gourd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Cemetery
- Gran Young Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gran Young Graveyard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gran Young Graveyard
- Gilson - Keith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Turkey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- McCreary County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreary County Memorial Gardens
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #557341 <5>
- Marlar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wiborg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Marshes Siding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Smith Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Sloans Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Ritner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Stearns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Revelo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Tateville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Pine Knot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Bronston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strunk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Mount Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Frazer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Isham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Dykes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Foster Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
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 Piney Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Whitley City
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #514607 (Piney Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514607 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wiborg
- Location given for Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8311899 Lon: -84.4735497
- 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 McCreary, 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' (or 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- Piney Grove 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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