A visit to the Witt 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 Witt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Witt Cemetery:
37.7715, -84.0274
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Witt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Witt Cemetery is located in Estill County<2>.
The county seat for Estill County is located in Irvine. Irvine lies just to the south southeast of the Witt Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Witt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Witt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Wiseman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Alcorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Alcorn Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Dugan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Owen Walling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Owen Walling Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Walling Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnny Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lorrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lorrison Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorrison Cemetery
- Webber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Webber Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Christopher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Christopher Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Witt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Estill County
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- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Estill County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Witt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Witt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Witt Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Bybee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
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- Winston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Log Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- College Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vaughns Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Elliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Ravenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Rightangle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moberly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
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- Clay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Virden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Doylesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- Brassfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
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- Panola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Madison County
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- Miller's Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Hatton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- Piggville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Black Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Westbend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
- Rabbit Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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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 Witt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Estill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Witt 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 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 Witt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Estill 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 Witt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506976 (Witt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506976 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: Estill
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmer
- Location given for Witt Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.77147 Lon: -84.0274251
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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 Estill, 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 from Point A (ie- Witt 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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