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:
37.7359, -83.9899
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Witt Cemetery.
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.
- Alcorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Alcorn Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Johnny Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Noland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Estill County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lackey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marcum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- The Dunaway Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Oak Church Cemetery
- White Oak Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964939 <5>
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stacy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #678117 <5>
- Rawlins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Owen Walling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Owen Walling Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Walling Cemetery
- Dugan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Skyler King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Skyler King Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyler King Cemetery
- Witt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- Riddell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riddell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller 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 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 west)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Irvine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ravenna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Miller's Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- 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
- Wagersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Bybee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Panola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Log Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- College Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brassfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Knowlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Hatton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Piggville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Powell Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Elliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Speedwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Lynch Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Pecks Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- North Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Stanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Clay City Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Virden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Moberly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
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.
- Clay City
- Irvine
- Ravenna
- Stanton
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 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 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 #2440420 (Witt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2440420 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: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvine
- Location given for Witt Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7359087 Lon: -83.9898671
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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