A visit to the Salyers 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 Salyers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salyers Cemetery:
37.9193, -82.8932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salyers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salyers Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the south southeast of the Salyers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Salyers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salyers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sparks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prater Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Volga
- The Prater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitehouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76537 <5>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Pack & Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Tackett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tackett Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackett Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stambaugh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh Cemetery
- Marvin Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marvin Sparks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Sparks Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
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- Cold Iron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cold Iron Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Iron Cemetery
- Fishtrap United Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson County Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Persimmon Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- W.R. Castle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.R. Castle Cemetery
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334738 <5>
- Clark Castle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clark Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Castle Cemetery
- The Clark Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sycamore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301960 <5>
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bishop Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Blaine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73076 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Salyers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salyers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flatgap
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Fuget
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Volga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Sitka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Redbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Keaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Martha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Barnetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Staffordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wittensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Nippa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Skaggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ophir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Oil Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Paintsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tutor Key
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Lowmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Mazie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Cordell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Flat Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Wheelersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Painters Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Thelma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Cando ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
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 Salyers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salyers 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 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 Salyers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Salyers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502866 (Salyers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502866 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redbush
- Location given for Salyers Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9192575 Lon: -82.8932193
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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 Johnson, 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- Salyers 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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