A visit to the Steely 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 Steely Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steely Cemetery:
36.7651, -84.2308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steely Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steely Cemetery is located in Whitley County<2>.
The county seat for Whitley County is located in Williamsburg. Williamsburg lies just to the east southeast of the Steely Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Steely Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Steely Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steely Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Canada Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Whitley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Whitley County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuggle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tuggle Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle Cemetery
- Youngs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Rains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rains Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ridener Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridener Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridener Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Pine Knot.
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Marsh Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976467 <5>
- Stanfill - Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Marlar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hickenbottom Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickenbottom Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Watson - Lawson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bays Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
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 Steely Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steely Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emlyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Rockholds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Ayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Verne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Saxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Red Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Packard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Nevisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Louden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Whitley City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Knot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jellico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Marshes Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Stearns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Revelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Strunk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Corbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wiborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Smith Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Siler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- North Corbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
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 Steely Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steely Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jellico
- Whitley City
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Steely Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Whitley 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 Steely Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #515684 (Steely Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #515684 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: Whitley
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wofford
- Location given for Steely Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.765083 Lon: -84.2307692
- 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 Whitley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Steely 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |