A visit to the Rayburn Community 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 Rayburn Community Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rayburn Community Cemetery:
38.3277, -83.2883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rayburn Community Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rayburn Community Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Rayburn Community Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Rayburn Community Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rayburn Community Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flat Fork Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- King Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The King Family Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Family Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Olive Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2547299 <5>
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Old Trace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Trace Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trace Cemetery
- Enex - Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Enex - Sloan Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enex - Sloan Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Barney Fultz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Barney Fultz Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney Fultz Cemetery
- Hargett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hargett Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargett Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Thompson - Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery Two
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery Two is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery Two
- Burton Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burton Farm Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Farm Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Ash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson 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 Rayburn Community Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rayburn Community Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Emerson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Soldier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Soldier is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Haldeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Lawton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Smoky Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Olive Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Jacobs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Wesleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Mountain Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Counts Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Elliottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ault
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Smiths Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Camp Dix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Ryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Gimlet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Grahn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Carter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Morehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clearfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Minor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Boone Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Muses Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
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 Rayburn Community Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rayburn Community 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 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 Rayburn Community Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Rayburn Community Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2079956 (Rayburn Community Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2079956 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Soldier
- Location given for Rayburn Community Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3276667 Lon: -83.288316
- 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 Lewis, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rayburn Community 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. |