A visit to the Thacker 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 Thacker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thacker Cemetery:
37.7023, -83.6824
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thacker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thacker Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Beattyville. Beattyville lies just to the south of the Thacker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Thacker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thacker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Townsend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Whisman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whisman Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisman Cemetery
- Creech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Creech Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
- Smyth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smyth Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyth Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vanderpool Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Thacker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thacker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Collier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Hollon Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hollon Family Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollon Family Cemetery
- The Hollon Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Halsey Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Horn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Hieronymus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold and Hobbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Coal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Coal Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Cable Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Taulbee & Burton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Banks - Taulbee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thacker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thacker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zachariah
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Zoe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Rogers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- Fincastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Slade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Campton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beattyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Helens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Primrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Williba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Mary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Cat Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Knowlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Miller's Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Heidelberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Tallega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Rosslyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Pecks Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Lone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Athol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Upper Cane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cane
- Valeria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Hatton Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton 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 Thacker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thacker 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 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 Thacker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Thacker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #515900 (Thacker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #515900 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zachariah
- Location given for Thacker Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7023071 Lon: -83.6824135
- 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 Lee, 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 from Point A (ie- Thacker 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. |