A visit to the Stafford 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 Stafford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stafford Cemetery:
37.6073, -82.1615
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stafford Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Stafford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stafford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Stafford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stafford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Edgarton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgarton Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgarton Cemetery
- The Edgarton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Delorme Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2399800 <5>
- Daniels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- George Hatfield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The George Hatfield Family Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Hatfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Hatfield Family Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ransom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2448642 <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jerry Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billy Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Italy Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Italy Hollow Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hollow Cemetery
- Chafin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chafin Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafin Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Runyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Runyon Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Varney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney 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 Stafford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stafford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buskirk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Matewan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blackberry City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- McCarr
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thacker
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Sprigg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Ransom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Freeburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Red Jacket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Musick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Toler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belfry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- McAndrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Pinsonfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Phelps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Majestic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Majestic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Huddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- McVeigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Calloway Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Stopover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stopover is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Delbarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Stafford 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 Stafford 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 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 Stafford 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 Stafford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #504220 (Stafford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #504220 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: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matewan
- Location given for Stafford Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6073271 Lon: -82.1615227
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stafford 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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