A visit to the Wigington 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 Wigington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wigington Cemetery:
37.0981, -84.1169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wigington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wigington Cemetery is located in Laurel County<2>.
The county seat for Laurel County is located in London. London lies just to the northeast of the Wigington Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wigington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wigington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Early Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- Brays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brays Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Dyche Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyche Memorial Park is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyche Memorial Park
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Magee Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2741375 <5>
- Owsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Owsley Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
- Sherman Benge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Benge Cemetery
- The Sherman Benge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benge Cemetery
- Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovelace - Dees Cemetery is located outside and to the north of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271552 <5>
- Hyde Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Levi Jackson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nix Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Cemetery
- Cumberland Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Southard Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- East Colony / Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Whittaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Whittaker Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wigington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wigington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sublimity City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Lily
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Maplesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Bernstadt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keavy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dorthae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- North Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marydell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Greenmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Larue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Woodbine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Bush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Benge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Peoples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fogertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Acorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Mount Victory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Crane Nest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Urban
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Whetstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
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 Wigington Cemetery. The following communities are located in Laurel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wigington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Wigington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Laurel 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 Wigington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #516354 (Wigington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #516354 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: Laurel
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lily
- Location given for Wigington Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0981432 Lon: -84.1168764
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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 Laurel, 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- Wigington 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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