A visit to the Kay 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 Kay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kay Cemetery:
38.0690, -77.1636
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kay Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Tappahannock. Tappahannock lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Kay Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Kay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eagles Nest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Eagles Nest Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Vauters Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Dew Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Dew Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Dew Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Upper Essex Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Upper Essex Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Essex Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- St. Peters Episcopal Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove 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 Kay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Central Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Loretto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Port Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Beazley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Occupacia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Samuels Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- DeJarnette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Lloyds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Layton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Leedstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stuart Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nash Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Penola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Potomac Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Edgehill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- King George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beulahville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Cauthornville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Monroe Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Olney Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Arnolds Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
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 Kay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- King George
- Port Royal
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Essex 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 Kay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1468917 (Kay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1468917 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: Essex
- Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Supply
- Location given for Kay Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0690224 Lon: -77.1635872
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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 Virginia's counties, including Essex, 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- Kay 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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