A visit to the Turner 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 Turner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turner Cemetery:
36.8468, -83.2231
The Turner Cemetery is located in Harlan County<1>.
The county seat for Harlan County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies just to the west of the Turner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Turner Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rainbow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rainbow Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Cemetery
- Burkhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Burkhart Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Cawood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cawood Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sergent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sergent Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Slack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Slack Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slack Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nolan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Wash Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wash Smith Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wash Smith Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546559 <4>
- Camp Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Verda
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evarts
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Draper
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ages
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Darkmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kenvir
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bobs Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cawood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Putney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Short Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Rosspoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cranks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mary Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Louellen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Totz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Closplint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Big Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Bledsoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
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 Turner Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harlan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turner 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 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Harlan 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #505650 (Turner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #505650 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: Harlan
- Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Evarts
- Location given for Turner Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8467561 Lon: -83.2223983
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Turner Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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