A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
37.3465, -83.8588
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in McKee. McKee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Nelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelly Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelly Cemetery
- Cavins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cavins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavins Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Elsie Bingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Elsie Bingham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie Bingham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elsie Bingham Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Gray Hawk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385079 <5>
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Castee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Castee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castee Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Genty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Genty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genty Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tyner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Sextons Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Island City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Gray Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Annville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Benge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Travellers Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Fogertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Fall Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Laurel Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- McKee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dabolt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Larue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Sidell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Peoples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Greenmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Teges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Southfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sebastian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Urban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Ricetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Booneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Idamay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Foxtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Waneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #516398 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #516398 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maulden
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3464772 Lon: -83.8588119
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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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson 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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