A visit to the Shackaford 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 Shackaford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shackaford Cemetery:
37.6879, -83.3999
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shackaford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shackaford Cemetery is located in Breathitt County<2>.
The county seat for Breathitt County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Shackaford 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] of the Shackaford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shackaford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- The Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nosy John Rose Cemetery
- Tackett - Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- The Chambers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360134 <5>
- Hollon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollon Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollon Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Haddix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Field Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Field Branch Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Branch Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Centers - Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Clear Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Fork Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Banks - Taulbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pence Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Taulbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Taulbee Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee Cemetery
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]<3> of the Shackaford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shackaford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Vancleve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Taulbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Rock Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Lee City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Frozen Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Helechawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Mary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Wolverine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Hazel Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Campton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Toliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Netty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Cannel City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Williba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Chenowee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Vada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Quicksand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Maytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Rousseau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Valeria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Mize
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
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 Shackaford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Breathitt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shackaford 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 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 Shackaford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Breathitt 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 Shackaford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #503201 (Shackaford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503201 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: Breathitt
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Landsaw
- Location given for Shackaford Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6878663 Lon: -83.3999038
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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 Breathitt, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shackaford 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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