A visit to the Wireman 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 Wireman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wireman Cemetery:
37.5645, -82.9252
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wireman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wireman Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wireman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wireman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wireman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wireman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dona Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dona Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dona Howard Cemetery
- John B Shepard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goldie Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mort Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mort Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mort Arnett Cemetery
- Albert Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Raleigh Shepherd Sr. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jimmie Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jim Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jim Buck Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Buck Cemetery
- Willburn Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Salyersville.
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Joseph Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- John Joy Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sub Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sub Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sub Howard Cemetery
- Wireman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wireman Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wireman Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Fitzpatrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzpatrick Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- William England Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Wireman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wireman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gunlock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- David
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Gapville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Goodloe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Blue River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Hueysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Garrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Eastern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Manton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lackey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Warco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Ivyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Mousie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Wayland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Printer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Watergap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Sublett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Dema
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Minnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Drift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <5>
- Dwale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
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 start with 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 Wireman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 Wireman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506962 (Wireman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506962 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: David
- Location given for Wireman Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5645412 Lon: -82.9251646
- 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 Magoffin, 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 from Point A (ie- Wireman 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |