A visit to the Tackett - Wells 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 Tackett - Wells Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tackett - Wells Cemetery:
37.7248, -83.4427
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tackett - Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tackett - Wells Cemetery is located in Wolfe County<2>.
The county seat for Wolfe County is located in Campton. Campton lies just to the west of the Tackett - Wells Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Tackett - Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tackett - Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- The Chambers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360134 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Centers - Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- The Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nosy John Rose Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Shackaford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shackaford Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackaford Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Hollon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hollon Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollon Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
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- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Taulbee & Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banks - Taulbee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evans Crossing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73873 <5>
- Pence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pence Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence Cemetery
- Haddix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Puckett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tackett - Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tackett - Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Hazel Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Campton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Vancleve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Lee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Helechawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Toliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Maytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Taulbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Rock Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belknap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Valeria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Williba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Frozen Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Pine Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Wolverine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Cannel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Mize
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ezel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Bays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Netty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
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 Tackett - Wells Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wolfe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tackett - Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tackett - Wells Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Wolfe 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 Tackett - Wells Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #504913 (Tackett-Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #504913 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: Wolfe
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Landsaw
- Location given for Tackett-Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7248097 Lon: -83.4426833
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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 Wolfe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tackett - Wells 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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