A visit to the Pope 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 Pope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pope Cemetery:
36.7681, -83.2374
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pope Cemetery is located in Harlan County<2>.
The county seat for Harlan County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies just to the northwest of the Pope Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Slack Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slack Cemetery
- Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Wash Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wash Smith Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wash Smith Cemetery
- Cawood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cawood Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood Cemetery
- Fee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fee Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Gabes Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gabes Branch Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabes Branch Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Noe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Noe Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noe Cemetery
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- Burkhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burkhart Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- Rainbow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rainbow Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Old Mose Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fee Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Cemetery
- Wyrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wyrick Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyrick Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Evarts Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436371 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bobs Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Hubbard Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Cranks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Verda
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Mary Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Coxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Evarts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Draper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Ages
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Fleenortown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Kenvir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Redbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Darkmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Harlan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosspoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dizney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Short Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Bailey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loyall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Twila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Putney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Pope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harlan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Harlan 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 Pope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501085 (Pope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501085 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: Harlan
- Est. Elev: 426 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Evarts
- Location given for Pope Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7681435 Lon: -83.2374
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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 Harlan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pope 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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