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A visit to the Welch Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Welch Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Welch Cemetery (FG ID #76495)

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 Welch Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.8145°   (37° 48' 52")

Lon:   -82.7692°   (-82° 46' 9")

The cemetery is located in Johnson County<3>.

As an estimate, the Welch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Paintsville.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the west of the Welch Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Welch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Company Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Company Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Company Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Preston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Howes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Preston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Whipporwill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whipporwill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whipporwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Old Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Vanhoose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanhoose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanhoose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • W.R. Castle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Meade Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Goble Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goble Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Music Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Music Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Music Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Music Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Ward Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jenny Wiley Gravesite
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark Castle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Butler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Conley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Little Lick Fork Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Music Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Music Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Music Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Music Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197295 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Welch Cemetery.

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

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 Welch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Welch 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 websites either 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 Welch Cemetery:

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 Welch Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #506361  (Welch Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #506361 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: Paintsville
    • County: Johnson         Elev: 220
    • Location given for GNIS #506361 (Welch Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #76495

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Welch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8145, Longitude: -82.7692    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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