A visit to the Runyon 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 Runyon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Runyon Cemetery:
37.6278, -82.2598
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Runyon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Runyon Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Runyon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Runyon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Runyon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Runyon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamson (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #749514 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- W J May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The W J May Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W J May Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Matthew Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buskirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Buskirk Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buskirk Cemetery is located in Buskirk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309791 <5>
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 Runyon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Runyon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belfry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hardy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Forest Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Huddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Canada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McAndrews
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- South Williamson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sprigg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Chattaroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pinsonfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Ransom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- McCarr
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Buskirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Matewan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McVeigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Red Jacket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Freeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Thacker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Delbarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Varney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
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 Runyon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Runyon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Runyon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Runyon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2337013 (Runyon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2337013 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamson
- Location given for Runyon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6277913 Lon: -82.2597838
- 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 Pike, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Runyon 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. |