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A visit to the Preece Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Preece Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.0990°   (38° 5' 56")

Lon:   -82.6037°   (-82° 36' 13")

The Preece Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies just to the north of the Preece Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Preece Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • See Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Frasher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frasher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Frasher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frasher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Alley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Smoky Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Billups Gap Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billups Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billups Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billups Gap Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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]<2> of the Preece Cemetery.

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

  • Louisa
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Walbridge ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fort Gay
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Smoky Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Torchlight ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Busseyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Potters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Potters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
    • Potters is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Potters
    • From the Preece Cemetery to Potters
  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bumblebee ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gallup ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
    • Gallup is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gallup
    • From the Preece Cemetery to Gallup
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Yatesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Catalpa ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catalpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
      • Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Catalpa
      • From the Preece Cemetery to Catalpa
    • Zelda ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zelda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
      • Zelda is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zelda
      • From the Preece Cemetery to Zelda
    • Adams
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Adams
      • From the Preece Cemetery to Adams
    • Ivory ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
      • Ivory is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ivory
      • From the Preece Cemetery to Ivory
    • Maynard ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maynard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maynard
      • From the Preece Cemetery to Maynard
    • Stringtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbardstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fallsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledocio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifford
      • From the Preece Cemetery to Clifford
    • Goldie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
      • Goldie is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goldie
      • From the Preece Cemetery to Goldie
    • Irad ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
      • Irad is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irad
      • From the Preece Cemetery to Irad

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 Preece Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lawrence County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Preece 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 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 Preece 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 Preece Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #501292  (Preece Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #501292 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Louisa
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 192
    • Location given for GNIS #501292 (Preece Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Preece Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0990, Longitude: -82.6037    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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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