A visit to the Town 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 Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Town Cemetery:
38.0857, -83.1217
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Town Cemetery is located in Elliott County<2>.
The county seat for Elliott County is located in Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook lies just to the north northwest of the Town Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plez Clevenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boggs Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Boggs Family Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Family Cemetery
- Polk Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Polk Howard Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Howard Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery Two
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boggs Cemetery Two is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery Two
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Riley Conn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riley Conn Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Conn Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Milton Ladd Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lytten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lytten Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytten Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Arthur Bays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Arthur Bays Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bays Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- N.B. Gillium Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bell City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Newfoundland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Isonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- The Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Ibex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Crockett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Ault
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Minor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Wrigley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Jeptha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mazie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Bruin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Gimlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Skaggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Elliottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Keaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Jacobs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Dingus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Martha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Beetle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Yocum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Redbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Grahn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
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 Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elliott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Town 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 Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Elliott 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 Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2079998 (Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2079998 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: Elliott
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Isonville
- Location given for Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0856833 Lon: -83.121733
- 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 Elliott, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Town 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. |