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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. 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 Providence Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.1006°   (37° 6' 2")

Lon:   -88.0497°   (-88° 2' 58")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Hills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rolling Hills Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Crab Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crab Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crab Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crab Creek Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Dycus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dycus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dycus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dycus Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Kuttawa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Hill Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Long Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Eddyville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568857 <5>
  • Eddyville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eddyville Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Lady Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lady Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lady Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Freeman - Cash Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman - Cash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman - Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeman - Cash Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Hildreth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hildreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Beck Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beck Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Craig Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Craig Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Crider Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crider Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crider Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Adamson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adamson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Hildreth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hildreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Norman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Lyon County
  • Eddyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dulaney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dulaney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
    • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
  • Kuttawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crider
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
    • Crider is located in Caldwell County
  • Carmack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
    • Carmack is located in Lyon County
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dycusburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dycusburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
    • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Livingston County
  • McGowan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
    • McGowan is located in Caldwell County
  • Tiline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
    • Tiline is located in Livingston County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Crayne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
      • Crayne is located in Crittenden County
    • Grand Rivers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
      • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <7>
    • Pinckneyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
      • Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
    • Hopson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
      • Hopson is located in Caldwell County
    • Creswell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Caldwell County
    • Piney Fork
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
      • Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
    • Gilbertsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <7>
    • Lewistown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
      • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
    • Trigg Furnace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
      • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
    • Claxton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
      • Claxton is located in Caldwell County
    • Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <7>
    • Cobb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <7>

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.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Providence 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 Providence Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #501369  (Providence Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #501369 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: Eddyville
    • County: Lyon         Elev: 165
    • Location given for GNIS #501369 (Providence Cemetery)

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

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Providence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1006, Longitude: -88.0497       In this case, the coordinates for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>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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