A visit to the Upper Kelly 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 Upper Kelly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Kelly Cemetery:
37.2668, -83.0271
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Kelly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Kelly Cemetery is located in Knott County<2>.
The county seat for Knott County is located in Hindman. Hindman lies just to the north northeast of the Upper Kelly Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Upper Kelly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Kelly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Lotts Creek United Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cornett Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cornett Hill Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Hill Cemetery
- Madden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Madden Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Ulous Hurt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ulous Hurt Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulous Hurt Cemetery
- The Ulous Hurt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eulis Hurt Cemetery
- Hurt Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2523285 <5>
- Carr Fork Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Combs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
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- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Solomon Whitaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- James D Caudill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Christon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Christon Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christon Cemetery
- Adam Terry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Adam Terry Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Terry Cemetery
- Balis Napier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Balis Napier Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balis Napier Cemetery
- Curt Napier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Curt Napier Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curt Napier Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Cody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cody Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds 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 Upper Kelly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Kelly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vicco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littcarr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Carrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Acup
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Happy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Scuddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Redfox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Emmalena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Hindman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardburly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Leburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Tina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Fisty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Tribbey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Jeff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Dwarf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Bulan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Viper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Isom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Garner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cornettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Blackey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Letcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Colson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Pippa Passes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Vest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Upper Kelly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upper Kelly 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 Upper Kelly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Knott 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 Upper Kelly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2337659 (Upper Kelly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2337659 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: Knott
- Est. Elev: 431 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carrie
- Location given for Upper Kelly Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2667684 Lon: -83.0271335
- 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 Knott, 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 from Point A (ie- Upper Kelly 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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