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:
37.3726, -83.6724
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 Owsley County<2>.
The county seat for Owsley County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the north of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Bishop Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Russell Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Moore Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Moore Cemetery
- The Russell Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sizemore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215610 <5>
- Esau - Gabbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Esau - Gabbard Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esau - Gabbard Cemetery
- The Esau - Gabbard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gabbard Branch Cemetery
- Henry Gabbard / James Cole Cemetery
- Indian Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Lower Saddler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower Saddler Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saddler Cemetery
- The Lower Saddler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Saddler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75855 <5>
- Saddler Cemetery North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Saddler Cemetery North is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddler Cemetery North
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saddler Cemetery North is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Oneida.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227504 <5>
- Saddler Cemetery South
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Saddler Cemetery South is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddler Cemetery South
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saddler Cemetery South is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Oneida.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227502 <5>
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- Job Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Job Allen Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Allen Cemetery
- The Job Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Cemetery
- Horn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Horn Hill Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Cowcreek Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McIntire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McIntire Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Cemetery
- The McIntire Cemetery has also been known as:
- Manious, McIntire & Dooley Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Valentine Brewer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- William Dougie Burch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The William Dougie Burch Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Dougie Burch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William Dougie Burch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478902 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Boggs Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cradlebow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cradlebow Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cradlebow Cemetery
- Maxaline Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maxaline Baker Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxaline Baker Cemetery
- The Maxaline Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Cemetery
- Maxline Baker Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Owsley 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sebastian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Southfork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Teges
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Island City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Mistletoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sextons Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lerose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Travellers Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Laurel Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Pebworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Barcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Burning Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Saul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Idamay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Jetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Lone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Fall Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Copebranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Tyner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Eriline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Heidelberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Gays Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Athol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Tallega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
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. The following communities are located in Owsley 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 first visit 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Owsley 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 #516399 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #516399 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: Owsley
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oneida
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3725891 Lon: -83.6724152
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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 Owsley, 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 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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