A visit to the Raccoon 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 Raccoon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Raccoon Cemetery:
37.1287, -83.3032
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Raccoon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Raccoon Cemetery is located in Leslie County<2>.
The county seat for Leslie County is located in Hyden. Hyden lies just to the west northwest of the Raccoon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Raccoon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Raccoon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Raccoon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hurricane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Creech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Creech Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
- Skeens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Skeens Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeens Cemetery
- Days Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Days Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Hardy Bottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardy Bottom Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Bottom Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Begley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Begley Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Begley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Hyden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279093 <5>
- Steele Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Caudill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Caudill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caudill Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Witaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Witaker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witaker Cemetery
- Woods Keen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Keen Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Keen Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Lewis / Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Couch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
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 Raccoon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Raccoon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smilax
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Cutshin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Wooton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Wendover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hyden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stinnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Hoskinston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Yeaddiss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Avawam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Thousandsticks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Asher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Chappell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Essie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Viper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Mozelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Confluence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Combs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Busy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Yerkes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Big Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Slemp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Bonnyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Butterfly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
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 Raccoon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leslie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Raccoon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Raccoon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Leslie 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 Raccoon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #514815 (Raccoon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514815 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: Leslie
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hyden East
- Location given for Raccoon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1287039 Lon: -83.303234
- 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 Leslie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raccoon 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. |