A visit to the Sammons 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 Sammons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sammons Cemetery:
38.2417, -82.9822
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sammons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sammons Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Grayson. Grayson lies just to the north northeast of the Sammons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sammons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sammons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sammons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cresswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cresswell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresswell Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Edison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Edison Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- McDavid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- Womack Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Womack Graveyard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Graveyard
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Bolding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bolding Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gaberial Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gaberial Carroll Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaberial Carroll Cemetery
- The Gaberial Carroll Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carroll Cemetery
- Gaberial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2588959 <5>
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Oney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oney Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oney Cemetery
- McDavid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- Kitchen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kitchen Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen Cemetery
- Tolliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
- Gollahue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gollahue Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollahue Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sammons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sammons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beetle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Bruin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Hitchins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Willard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Mount Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Grahn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Ibex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Jeriel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Denton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webbville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Gimlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Pactolus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Newfoundland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Counts Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Cherokee Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Brammer Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Houckville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Olive Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ault
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Sandy Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Olioville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Rush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
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 Sammons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sammons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grayson
- Olive Hill
- Sandy Hook
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sammons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Sammons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2121163 (Sammons Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2121163 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willard
- Location given for Sammons Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 38.2416556 Lon: -82.98225
- 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 Carter, 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 from Point A (ie- Sammons 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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