A visit to the Waters 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 Waters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waters Cemetery:
36.6448, -84.5472
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waters Cemetery is located in McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just to the northeast of the Waters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Waters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nancy Grave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Nancy Grave Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Grave Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Troxel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- Stevens Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boyatt Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyatt Cemetery
- Spradlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spradlin Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradlin Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chitwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Grave Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grave Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Hill Cemetery
- Isham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Isham Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham Cemetery
- McCreary County Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreary County Memorial Gardens
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #557341 <5>
- Coffey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Shearer - Dobbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fed Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fed Phillips Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fed Phillips Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Winfield (TN)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385189 <5>
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Musgrove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Musgrove Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove Cemetery
- Hollaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollaway Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foster Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Smith Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Revelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Isham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Strunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitley City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- State Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Marshes Siding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Verdun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Oneida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ritner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Wiborg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Parmleysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Helenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
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 Waters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Helenwood
- Huntsville
- Oneida
- Whitley City
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 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #516244 (Waters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #516244 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barthell
- Location given for Waters Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6447995 Lon: -84.5471614
- 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 McCreary, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waters 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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