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A visit to the Skeens Cemetery ...


The location of the Skeens Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Skeens Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skeens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skeens Cemetery

Lat:   37.1570°   (37° 9' 25")

Lon:   -83.3193°   (-83° 19' 9")

The Skeens Cemetery is located in Leslie County<2>.

The county seat for Leslie County is located in Hyden. Hyden lies just to the west of the Skeens Cemetery .

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 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 Skeens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Leslie County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Skeens Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Skeens Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skeens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wooton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
      • Wooton is located in Leslie County
    • Smilax
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smilax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
      • Smilax is located in Leslie County
    • Wendover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
      • Wendover is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendover <4>
    • Hyden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cutshin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutshin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
      • Cutshin is located in Leslie County
    • Avawam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
      • Avawam is located in Perry County
    • Stinnett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
    • Hoskinston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
    • Thousandsticks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousandsticks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
      • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
    • Yeaddiss
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeaddiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
      • Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
    • Confluence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
      • Confluence is located in Leslie County
    • Busy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
      • Busy is located in Perry County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Yerkes
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
        • Yerkes is located in Perry County
      • Essie
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
        • Essie is located in Leslie County
      • Asher
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
        • Asher is located in Leslie County
      • Viper
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
        • Viper is located in Perry County
      • Hazard
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
        • Hazard is located in Perry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <4>
      • Combs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
        • Combs is located in Perry County
      • Butterfly
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
        • Butterfly is located in Perry County
      • Chappell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
        • Chappell is located in Leslie County
      • Jeff
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
        • Jeff is located in Perry County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <4>
      • Bonnyman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnyman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
        • Bonnyman is located in Perry County
      • Krypton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
        • Krypton is located in Perry County
      • Sizerock
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
        • Sizerock is located in Leslie County
      • Mozelle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
        • Mozelle is located in Leslie County

    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 Skeens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leslie County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skeens Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Hazard
    • Hyden

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Skeens Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skeens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Dixon Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Raccoon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raccoon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Raccoon Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raccoon Cemetery
    • Hardy Bottom Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardy Bottom Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Bottom Cemetery
    • Days Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Days Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Days Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Days Cemetery
    • Hendrix Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
    • Steele Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
    • Begley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Begley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Begley Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Begley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Hyden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Begley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279093 <6>
    • Woods Keen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Keen Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Keen Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Whitaker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Witaker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Davidson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sizemore Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sizemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Leslie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sizemore Cemetery
      • Caudill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caudill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Caudill Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caudill Cemetery
      • Howard Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Couch Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Couch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Couch Cemetery is located in Leslie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Couch Cemetery
      • Englewood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englewood Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Baker Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Baker Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Combs Cemetery
        • Cynthia Combs Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445737 <6>
      • Napier Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Napier Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • The Napier Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hilton Camp Cemetery
        • Old Hilton Camp Cemetery
        • Samuel Napier Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napier Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Skeens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #515450  (Skeens Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #515450 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hyden East
      • County: Leslie         Elev: 414
      • Location given for GNIS #515450 (Skeens Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Leslie, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Skeens Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1570, Longitude: -83.3193       In this case, the coordinates for the Skeens Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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