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 ...
The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alfred Branham Cemetery
- 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
- Amil Little Cemetery
- The Amil Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amil Little Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Bowling Fork Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Doc Sanders Cemetery
- The Doc Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doc Sanders Cemetery
- Fleming Memorial Gardens
- Greer Cemetery
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hemphill Cemetery is located in Hemphill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968405 <2>
- Little Cemetery
- The Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- McRoberts Cemetery
- The McRoberts Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Pebelton Johnson Cemetery
- Pevelton Johnson Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Swindall Cemetery
- The Swindall Cemetery is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindall Cemetery
- Vanover Cemetery
- The Vanover Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanover Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sowards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Almira
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
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- Ashcamp
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
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- Beaver
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
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- Burdine
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
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- Bypro
- Cromona
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
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- Deane
- Deane is located in Letcher County
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- Dorton
- Fleming - Neon
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Haddonfield
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Hellier
- Hellier is located in Pike County
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- Hemphill
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
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- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jenkins
- Jonancy
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
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- Lookout
- Lookout is located in Pike County
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- McRoberts
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
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- Melvin
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
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- Myra
- Myra is located in Pike County
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- Neon
- Pound
- Robinson Creek
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
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- Rockhouse
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
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- Seco
- Seco is located in Letcher County
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- Tolliver Town
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
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- Virgie
- Virgie is located in Pike County
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- Weeksbury
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
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- Wheelwright Junction
- Wheelwright
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Whitaker
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
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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. Unless otherwise noted, 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.
- Cromona
- Jenkins
- Wheelwright
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 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 #2337044 (Sowards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2337044 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: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dorton
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |