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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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.5898°   (38° 35' 23")

Lon:   -83.0121°   (-83° 0' 43")

The Sparks Cemetery is located in Greenup County<2>.

The county seat for Greenup County is located in Greenup. Greenup lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Sparks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sparks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bradley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Whitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitt Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Howe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howe Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Loper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Loper Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Quillen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quillen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quillen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quillen Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Waring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waring Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Fannin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fannin Cemetery
    • The Fannin Cemetery is located in Greenup County
  • Veach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Veach Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Logan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Logan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Riffe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riffe Cemetery
      • The Riffe Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • The Riffe Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion Ridge Cemetery
    • Meadows Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Heineman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heineman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heineman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heineman Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Sun Set Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sun Set Cemetery
      • The Sun Set Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • The Sun Set Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sunset Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963507 <5>
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Quincy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986340 <5>
    • Howland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Cemetery
      • The Howland Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Rhoden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhoden Cemetery
      • The Rhoden Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • McGinnis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Greenup County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.

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

  • York
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Greenup County
  • Lynn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Greenup County
  • Warnock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warnock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
    • Warnock is located in Greenup County
  • Quincy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Lewis County
  • Firebrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firebrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
    • Firebrick is located in Lewis County
  • Tygarts Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tygarts Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
    • Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
  • Pond Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
    • Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Kehoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kehoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
    • Kehoe is located in Carter County
  • Lloyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
    • Lloyd is located in Greenup County
  • Grays Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
    • Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Garrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Lewis County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • South Portsmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
      • South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
    • Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannoah Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
      • Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
    • Greenup
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Furnace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
      • Franklin Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Furnace <7>
    • South Shore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Boone Furnace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
      • Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
    • Frost
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Greenup County
    • Portsmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Haverhill Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverhill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
      • Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
    • Garden City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
    • New Boston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Scioto County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <7>
    • West Portsmouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
      • West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
    • Carter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
      • Carter is located in Carter County
    • Argillite
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Greenup 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 turn to 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 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 #504029  (Sparks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #504029 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: Brushart
    • County: Greenup         Elev: 283
    • Location given for GNIS #504029 (Sparks 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 Greenup, 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 Sparks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5898, Longitude: -83.0121       In this case, the coordinates for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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