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A visit to the Varney Cemetery ...


The location of the Varney Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Varney Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Varney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Varney Cemetery

Lat:   37.6379°   (37° 38' 16")

Lon:   -82.2549°   (-82° 15' 17")

The Varney Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.

The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Varney Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Varney Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Pike County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Varney Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Varney Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Varney Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Toler
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
      • Toler is located in Pike County
    • Belfry
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
      • Belfry is located in Pike County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfry <4>
    • Hardy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Pike County
    • Williamson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Williamson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamson
      • South Williamson is located in Pike County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamson <4>
    • Forest Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Pike County
    • Huddy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
      • Huddy is located in Pike County
    • Stone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
      • Stone is located in Pike County
    • Sprigg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
      • Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Canada
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
      • Canada is located in Pike County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canada <4>
    • McAndrews
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAndrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
      • McAndrews is located in Pike County
    • Chattaroy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattaroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
      • Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Buskirk
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
        • Buskirk is located in Pike County
      • Sidney
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
        • Sidney is located in Pike County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
      • Pinsonfork
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinsonfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
        • Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
      • McCarr
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarr
        • McCarr is located in Pike County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCarr <4>
      • Blackberry City
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
        • Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Matewan
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
        • Matewan is located in Mingo County (WV)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <4>
      • McVeigh
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
        • McVeigh is located in Pike County
      • Ransom
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
        • Ransom is located in Pike County
      • Red Jacket
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Jacket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
        • Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Delbarton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thacker
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
        • Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Freeburn
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
        • Freeburn is located in Pike County
      • Myrtle
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
        • Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Varney
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
        • Varney is located in Pike County

    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 Varney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Varney Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Varney Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Varney Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Murphy Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
    • Yates Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The Yates Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Estep Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Estep Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estep Cemetery
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View Memory Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamson (WV).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #749514 <6>
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Julius Scott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Buskirk Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Scott Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Stanley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hatfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
      • Stafford Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
      • Matthew Hatfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthew Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Matthew Hatfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthew Hatfield Cemetery
      • Blackberry City Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Williams Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Marcum Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marcum Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcum Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Varney Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #505986  (Varney Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #505986 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Williamson
      • County: Pike         Elev: 253
      • Location given for GNIS #505986 (Varney Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Pike, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Varney Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6379, Longitude: -82.2549       In this case, the coordinates for the Varney Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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