A visit to the Sowards 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 Sowards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sowards Cemetery:
37.4284, -82.5010
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sowards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the north northwest of the Sowards 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]<3> of the Sowards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sowards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Cemetery
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Annie E Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peggy Sword Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Peggy Sword Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy Sword Cemetery
- John Mimms Sword Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- The Compton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483772 <5>
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Robinson Creek.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Collins Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484503 <5>
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Pikeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pikeville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Justice Ivy Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Helvy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Helvy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvy Cemetery
- Kingdom Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weddington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- Newsome Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Alfred Branham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Alfred Branham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Branham Cemetery
- The Alfred Branham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kinney Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice 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 Sowards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sowards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelbiana
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Fords Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Yeager
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Garden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Mayo Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Robinson Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raccoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Marrowbone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Owsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Osborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Virgie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Coal Run Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Galveston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Jonancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Draffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Hellier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Belcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belcher is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Phyllis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Blair Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Kimper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Grethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
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 Sowards Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sowards 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 Sowards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Sowards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #504013 (Sowards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #504013 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pikeville
- Location given for Sowards Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4284356 Lon: -82.5009851
- 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 Pike, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sowards 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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