A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
37.1006, -88.0497
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Eddyville. Eddyville lies just to the west southwest of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rolling Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crab Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crab Creek Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Cemetery
- Dycus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dycus Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycus Cemetery
- Kuttawa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Eddyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568857 <5>
- Eddyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eddyville Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Lady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lady Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Cemetery
- Freeman - Cash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hildreth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Crider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crider Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider Cemetery
- Adamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adamson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamson Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hildreth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eddyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dulaney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Kuttawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crider
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Carmack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dycusburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lamasco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- McGowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tiline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Crayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Grand Rivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Hopson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Creswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Piney Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Gilbertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Trigg Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eddyville
- Marion
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501369 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501369 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eddyville
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1006079 Lon: -88.049744
- 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 Lyon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Providence 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |