A visit to the Renfro 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 Renfro Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Renfro Cemetery:
36.8148, -83.7546
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Renfro Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Renfro Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies just to the west northwest of the Renfro Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Renfro Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Renfro Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Amis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Amis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hendrickson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bingham Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bingham Town Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Town Cemetery
- The Bingham Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Binghamtown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73072 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Flat Lick.
- The Farley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Himyar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73910 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Swanson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Swanson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson Cemetery
- Wollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wollum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollum Cemetery
- Long Tom Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom Mills Cemetery
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben Mills Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Sowders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sowders Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowders Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Wallsend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Renfro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Renfro Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fourmile
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Flat Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Trosper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Pineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dewitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Artemus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Dorton Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Straight Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Walker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Bimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Ingram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wasioto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Arjay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Rella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Jenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Sims Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Hinkle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Scalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Kettle Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Cannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Heidrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Barbourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Calvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Varilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Girdler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
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 Renfro Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Renfro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Renfro Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Renfro Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501726 (Renfro Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501726 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Artemus
- Location given for Renfro Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8148086 Lon: -83.7546412
- 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 Knox, 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- Renfro 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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