A visit to the Son Butcher 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 Son Butcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Son Butcher Cemetery:
37.8776, -82.7057
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Son Butcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Son Butcher Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the southwest of the Son Butcher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Son Butcher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Son Butcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Son Butcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jenny Wiley Gravesite
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Atkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Waddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Waddle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waddle Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Whitehouse.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2740082 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clark Castle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stambaugh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh Cemetery
- W.R. Castle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Vanhoose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoose Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Whipporwill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipporwill Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Company Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Paintsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <5>
- Gambill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gambill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill Cemetery
- Old Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Preston Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Borders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Son Butcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Son Butcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitehouse
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Lowmansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Tutor Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Patrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Nippa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Wittensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Thelma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Meally
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Tomahawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Richardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Charley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Butcher Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Peach Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Georges Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Paintsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ben Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Sitka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Staffordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nero
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Noris ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
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 Son Butcher Cemetery. The following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Son Butcher 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 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 Son Butcher 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 Son Butcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #510003 (Son Butcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #510003 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: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richardson
- Location given for Son Butcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8775935 Lon: -82.705713
- 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 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 '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- Son Butcher 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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