A visit to the Robbins 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 Robbins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Robbins Cemetery:
36.9120, -83.1054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Robbins Cemetery is located in Harlan County<2>.
The county seat for Harlan County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Robbins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Robbins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robbins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546559 <5>
- Camp Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Middleton Cemetery
- Pounding Mill Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2541074 <5>
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Evarts Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436371 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Rainbow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rainbow Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Cemetery
- Burkhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Burkhart Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Gabes Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gabes Branch Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabes Branch Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker 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 Robbins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robbins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Louellen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Totz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Closplint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Short Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Darkmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Kenvir
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Dizney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Bailey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Redbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Draper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Draper is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Putney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Verda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verda is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Big Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Ages
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Coxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Benham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosspoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Cranks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Robbins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Harlan 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 Robbins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #514996 (Robbins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514996 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: Harlan
- Est. Elev: 465 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louellen
- Location given for Robbins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.912035 Lon: -83.1054469
- 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 Harlan, 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- Robbins 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. |