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. 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 Sparks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sparks Cemetery:
37.0856, -84.1583
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sparks Cemetery is located in Laurel County<2>.
The county seat for Laurel County is located in London. London lies just to the northeast of the Sparks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sparks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Early Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- Wigington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wigington Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigington Cemetery
- Nix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nix Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Brays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brays Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Magee Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2741375 <5>
- Owsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Owsley Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
- Dyche Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyche Memorial Park is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyche Memorial Park
- East Colony / Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cumberland Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Levi Jackson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sherman Benge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Benge Cemetery
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benge Cemetery
- Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located outside and to the north of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271552 <5>
- Whitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ball Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964977 <5>
- Southard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Southard Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
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]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sparks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sublimity City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Keavy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Bernstadt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Lily
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- East Bernstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maplesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- North Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Whetstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Mount Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Woodbine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Marydell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Greenmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Bush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Larue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Peoples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dykes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
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. The following communities are located in Laurel 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 begin 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 Sparks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Laurel 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 Sparks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #515566 (Sparks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #515566 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: Laurel
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: London SW
- Location given for Sparks Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0856423 Lon: -84.1582661
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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 Laurel, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sparks 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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