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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 Willis Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.5687°   (38° 34' 7")

Lon:   -83.2038°   (-83° 12' 13")

The Willis Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies just to the west northwest of the Willis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brightman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brightman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brightman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brightman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Maddy Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Matty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Matty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Christy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christy Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Bruce Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Family Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Family Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bruce Family Graveyard is located in Lewis County
  • Waring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • McGinnis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • McKendree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKendree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKendree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKendree Cemetery is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • McDermitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDermitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDermitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDermitt Cemetery is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Black Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • McCall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McCall Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The McCall Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42024 <5>
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    • Sandy Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Springs Cemetery
      • The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
      • The Sandy Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sandy Spring Cemetery
      • Sandy Spring Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1850358 <5>
    • Evans Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Logan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
    • Logan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Veach Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Veach Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Howland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Cemetery
      • The Howland Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Quincy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986340 <5>
    • Sun Set Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sun Set Cemetery
      • The Sun Set Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • The Sun Set Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sunset Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963507 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.

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

  • Garrison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Lewis County
  • Buena Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
  • Quincy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Lewis County
  • Vanceburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Camp Dix
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
    • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
  • Smiths Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
    • Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
  • Pond Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
    • Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Boone Furnace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
    • Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Greenup County
  • Carter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Carter is located in Carter County
  • Tygarts Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tygarts Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
    • Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
  • Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kehoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kehoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
      • Kehoe is located in Carter County
    • Firebrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firebrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
      • Firebrick is located in Lewis County
    • Rome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Rome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Wesleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wesleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
      • Wesleyville is located in Carter County
    • Squirrel Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
      • Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Charters
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
      • Charters is located in Lewis County
    • Warnock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warnock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
      • Warnock is located in Greenup County
    • Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannoah Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
      • Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
    • Smoky Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smoky Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
      • Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
    • Lynn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Greenup County
    • South Portsmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
      • South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
    • Emerson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Lewis County
    • Blue Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grimes ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
      • Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)

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 Willis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lewis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Willis 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 Willis Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #506847  (Willis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #506847 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: Garrison
    • County: Lewis         Elev: 194
    • Location given for GNIS #506847 (Willis 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 Lewis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5687, Longitude: -83.2038       In this case, the coordinates for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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