A visit to the Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheeler Cemetery:
37.9656, -82.8568
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Wheeler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wheeler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wheeler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marvin Sparks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Marvin Sparks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Sparks Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bishop Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Blaine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73076 <5>
- Salyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salyers Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyers Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Pack & Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Swetnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Swetnam Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swetnam Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dobyns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dobyns Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dobyns Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Martha.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73735 <5>
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Cordle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cordle Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordle Cemetery
- Curnutte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Curnutte Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curnutte Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Jay Parker / Hensen Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ran Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ran Boggs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ran Boggs Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prater Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Volga
- The Prater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitehouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76537 <5>
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stambaugh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh Cemetery
- Clark Castle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Castle Cemetery
- The Clark Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sycamore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301960 <5>
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Little Blaine Creek Road Cemetery #2 (?)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Blaine Creek Road Cemetery #1 (?)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Fork Road Cemetery (?)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flatgap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cordell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Blaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Sitka
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Skaggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Keaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Redbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Fuget
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Volga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Cando ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Wittensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Nippa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Lowmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Noris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Cherokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Mazie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Charley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Ledocio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ledocio is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledocio
- Ellen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellen is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
- Osie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osie
- Houckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Barnetts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Staffordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tutor Key
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #509997 (Wheeler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #509997 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sitka
- Location given for Wheeler Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9656458 Lon: -82.856829
- 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 Johnson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheeler 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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