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A visit to the Sparks Cemetery ...

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 Sparks Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.5946°   (37° 35' 40")

Lon:   -83.9377°   (-83° 56' 15")

The Sparks Cemetery is located in Estill County<1>.

The county seat for Estill County is located in Irvine. Irvine lies just to the north northwest of the Sparks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Sparks Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Callahan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Callahan Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Marcum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marcum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Double Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Double Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Double Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Double Oak Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Durbin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durbin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durbin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Durbin Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Gabbard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gabbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gabbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gabbard Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flynn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Scrivner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scrivner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scrivner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scrivner Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Wagersville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wagersville Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Reece Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reece Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reece Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Estes Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wagers - Brinegar Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rice Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Salt Rock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salt Rock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Sparks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Hoover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoover Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Arvin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arvin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arvin Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Peters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peters Cemetery is located in Estill County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sparks Cemetery.

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

  • Lynch Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
    • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
  • Wagersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller's Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Foxtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foxtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
    • Foxtown is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Foxtown
    • From the Sparks Cemetery to Foxtown
  • Ravenna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in Estill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <7>
  • Irvine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Locust Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Heidelberg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kerby Knob
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waneta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waneta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
    • Waneta is located in Jackson County
  • Idamay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idamay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
    • Idamay is located in Lee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Idamay
    • From the Sparks Cemetery to Idamay
  • Witt Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Panola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Panola
      • From the Sparks Cemetery to Panola
    • Sandgap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
      • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
    • McKee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Winston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Estill County
    • Travellers Rest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vincent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
    • Pebworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beattyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
      • Beattyville is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <7>
    • Furnace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brassfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Duluth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duluth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Duluth is located in Madison County
    • Gray Hawk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
      • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
    • Dreyfus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dreyfus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
      • Dreyfus is located in Madison 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 Sparks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Estill County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sparks Cemetery:

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 Sparks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #515568  (Sparks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #515568 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: Leighton
    • County: Estill         Elev: 211
    • Location given for GNIS #515568 (Sparks Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Sparks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5946, Longitude: -83.9377    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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