A visit to the Stepp - Vance 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 Stepp - Vance Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stepp - Vance Cemetery:
37.7218, -82.3482
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stepp - Vance Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stepp - Vance Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Stepp - Vance Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Stepp - Vance Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stepp - Vance Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Orrison R Lowe #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hayes Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hayes Lowe Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Lowe Cemetery
- Orrison Lowe Branch #2 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thomas Shermon Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tandy Sester Alley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Romans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Romans Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romans Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Parsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vernatter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vernatter Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernatter Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamson (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #749514 <5>
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Waldron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stepp - Vance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stepp - Vance Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chattaroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- South Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Pilgrim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Varney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lovely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Toler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Canada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belfry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kermit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Greyeagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Warfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delbarton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Beauty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Sprigg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Stonecoal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- McAndrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Gulnare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Pinsonfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Hode
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- McCarr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Buskirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Matewan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
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 Stepp - Vance 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 Stepp - Vance 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 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 Stepp - Vance 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 Stepp - Vance Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #504347 (Stepp-Vance)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #504347 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: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamson
- Location given for Stepp-Vance:
- Lat: 37.7217663 Lon: -82.3481989
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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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stepp - Vance 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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