A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
38.1301, -83.1073
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in Elliott County<2>.
The county seat for Elliott County is located in Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook lies just to the south southwest of the Simmons Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boggs Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Boggs Family Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Family Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Kegley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kegley Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegley Cemetery
- Flannery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
- Polk Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Polk Howard Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Howard Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Flannery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
- Flannery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
- Mock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mock Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Riley Conn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Riley Conn Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Conn Cemetery
- Plez Clevenger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Town Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Conn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Conn Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Cemetery
- R.E. Scaggs - Caudill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown - Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- N.B. Gillium Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newfoundland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Sandy Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bell City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Ibex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- The Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Isonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Gimlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Bruin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ault
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Minor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Beetle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Elliottville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crockett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Mazie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Grahn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Jacobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Wrigley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Elkfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Lawton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Mountain Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Olive Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jeptha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Keaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Skaggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elliott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons 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 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Elliott 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2079979 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2079979 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: Elliott
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bruin
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1301167 Lon: -83.10735
- 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 Elliott, 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- Simmons 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. |