A visit to the Preston 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 Preston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Preston Cemetery:
37.8287, -82.7607
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Preston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the west southwest of the Preston Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Preston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Company Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Howes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Paintsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <5>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Vanhoose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoose Cemetery
- Whipporwill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipporwill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jenny Wiley Gravesite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- W.R. Castle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.R. Castle Cemetery
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334738 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Clark Castle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clark Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Castle Cemetery
- The Clark Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sycamore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301960 <5>
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stambaugh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Goble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Music Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music Cemetery
- Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Atkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Waddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Waddle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waddle Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Whitehouse.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2740082 <5>
- Son Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Son Butcher Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Son Butcher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thelma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Williamsport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Paintsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meally
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Nippa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Hagerhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Van Lear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wittensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Collista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Butcher Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Whitehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Staffordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nero
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Sitka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- East Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auxier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Lowmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Volga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Barnetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Asa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Prestonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Fuget
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Oil Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
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 Preston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Preston 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501302 (Preston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501302 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paintsville
- Location given for Preston Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8287054 Lon: -82.7607148
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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 Johnson, 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 from Point A (ie- Preston 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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