Carter County Cemetery Index
'Do you know where you're going to be buried?
Many mountain people know where they're going to be buried.
They're going to be buried back in the family cemetery."
- "The Appalachians" documentary, 2005
The Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Club has updated their CD documenting Carter County Cemeteries.
The 2005 CD is now available and contains information on over 550 cemeteries, including
names, dates, epitaph, relationship information and more. They have also included directions to each cemetery
and an index. This is an essential resource for every Carter County researcher.
Click here to view the list of cemeteries (as of the 2005 CD).
Click here to view burial name index "A" (as of the 2005 CD).
Click here to view Adkins 1 Cemetery (as of the 2005 CD).
To purchase the 2005 CD, mail $25 to:
Rattlesnake Ridge Genealogy Group
8028 Grahn Rd.,
Olive Hill, KY 41164.
Price includes shipping.
Proceeds on the sales of the cd goes toward future RRGC genealogy projects. This would make a wonderful gift!"
Click on cemetery name to view that cemetery | |
| Adams (1) | Located near Rt. 1, mouth of Johns Run. |
| Adkins | Photos contributed by Joel M. Carter & Don Meenach
Adkins Cemetery on Everman Creek (GPS: 38 degrees, 22.195 minutes N; 83 degrees, 00.572 minutes W, 685 feet elevation)--Stewart Road intersects Everman Creek Road from the left as one drives up Everman Creek Road. Almost directly across from this intersection, Adkins Cemetery lies on a slope on the right side of Everman Creek Road. It lies within 75 feet or so of Everman Creek Road and is easily visible from the road. Map |
| Adams (2) | Located near head of Little Fork. |
| Arms-Nolty | Smith's Creek & Rt. 474 |
| Arms | Photos |
| Armstrong | Photos & maps |
| Ash | Route 59 |
| Ash-Qualls | Link to Tombstone Central |
| Bailey | Church Ridge Road |
| Baker Place | Located on Tygart's Creek near Carter Caves State Park. |
| Baker (2) | Prater Road and follow it to Dr. Lewis's farm. |
| Baker (3) | On the old James Henderson Baker farm. |
| Barnhill | on Black Branch or Wilson Creek Road. |
| Barnhill | Photos |
| Barnhill-Blanton | Wilson Creek Road, on the east side of Jackson Hill. |
| Barnhill/Campbell/Suttles/Hall | between I-64 westbound rest area at Grayson on the south and the Walter Campbell farm on the north ridge |
| Barnhill-Scott | On the left near the end of Hannah Lane at Pactolus. |
| Logan Bays Cemetery | Wells Road near Grayson, Ky. |
| Biggs | Biggs Road |
| Bishop | Dry Fork Rd., at the top of the hill, on the old Bishop Place |
| Blankenship | . |
| Blevins | Photos contributed by Joel M. Carter & Don Meenach Blevins Cemetery on Route 7 (GPS: 38 degrees, 23.498 minutes N; 82 degrees, 58.858 minutes W, 916 feet elevation)--Blevins Hollow lies on the north side (or the on the right going away from Grayson) of Route 7 and is just across Route 7 from Everman Creek Church. Don�t be confused; we�re talking about a different Everman Creek than that mentioned above. This would be maybe 6 so miles from Route 7s intersection with Routes 1 & 7. Follow Blevins Hollow all the way to the head of the hollow. Joann Blevins & husband own the property where the cemetery lies. It might be good to advise them of intent to visit the cemetery. The road narrows and turns 90 or more degrees to the left at the far end of the mobile home. Follow the road all the way to the top of the hill. The cemetery is at the end of the road. Map |
| Boggs | Roe Lane |
| Boggs-Kennedy | None available |
| Bond | Off Rt. 773, take Glancy Fork Rd (Denton) to Hogshead. |
| Bowen Chapel | U.S. 60 West about 6 miles west of Olive Hill |
| Bowen | Behind the office of the Limestone Plant, Rock Crusher Curve (US 60), Olive Hill |
| Bowen Chapel East | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Bowen Chapel West | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Bradley | Hargett Lane |
| Bradley | Photos |
| Brinegar | Off US Rt. 64 |
| Brown | Mushroom Rd. near Lawton |
| Brown, William | Near Pleasant Valley |
| Brown | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Burchett-Daily Cemetery | Link to Tombstone Central |
| Burchett - Plummer | Photos contributed by Donald Meenach |
| Burnett | Tygarts Creek Road |
| Burnett at Iron Hill | Photos contributed by Joel M. Carter & Don Meenach Burnett Cemetery at Iron Hill (GPS: 38 degrees, 24.494 minutes N; 83 degrees 01.580 minutes W, 752 feet elevation)--Follow the AA Highway northwest away from Grayson. The AA roughly follows Route 7 in places. Just before reaching the left turn for Iron Hill Road you�ll see on your right a straight portion of old Route 7. Tygarts Creek Road exits to the right off this and old 7 ends at a gate just beyond the turn for Tygarts Creek Road. Drive through the gate and follow the gravel road to the top of the hill. The cemetery is at the end of the road. |
| Burnett | Photos |
| Burton Farm | Greasy Creek Rd. |
| Burton at Lower Stinson | Photos contributed by Joel M. Carter & Don Meenach Burton Cemetery on Lower Stinson (GPS: 38 degrees, 20.249 minutes N; 82 degrees, 53.058 minutes W, 746 feet elevation)--The cemetery is approximately 4 miles east of Grayson on US 60. You�ll pass the old Grayson JCs fairgrounds on your left. Approximately � mile farther you�ll pass Stinson Community Church on the hillside on your right. Approximately another � mile you�ll pass Stinson Church of Christ on your left just across Stinson Creek. Approximately 1/8 mile further you�ll see Dean Green�s junkyard on the right. Directly on the east side of Dean�s, on the right, there�s a very narrow paved road that climbs the hill. You will see the cemetery on your left before you reach the house. Map |
| Burton on Canoe Run | Photos contributed by Joel M. Carter & Don Meenach Burton Cemetery on Canoe Run (GPS: 38 degrees, 18.644 minutes N; 82 degrees, 53.309 minutes W, 752 feet elevation)--This cemetery is on Canoe Run just off Upper Stinson Road. Upper Stinson Road is perhaps 2.5 miles east of Grayson on US 60. It turns to the right, just after the bridge, and just before you�d come to the old Grayson JCs fairgrounds. Canoe Run is on the right perhaps 2 miles up Upper Stinson Road. As soon as Canoe Run crosses Stinson Creek and begins to climb the hill, turn to the left through the metal gate. There is a concrete angel on the left side of the drive just inside the gate. Take the first right and climb to the top of the hill. The cemetery is atop the hill. Map |
| Carroll | Near Grahn, Ky. |
| Carter on Carter Branch | Photos contributed by Joel M. Carter & Don Meenach Carter Cemetery on Carter Branch (Beckwith Branch Road) (GPS: 38 degrees, 20.414 minutes N; 82 degrees, 53.983 minutes W, 621 feet elevation)--Approximately three miles east of Grayson on US 60, Stinson Community Church lies on the hillside on the right. Just beyond the church, on the left, turn onto Beckwith Branch Road and cross Stinson Creek. Approximately � mile up Beckwith Branch Road you�ll pass a barn on your left. Just after the barn the road will rise slightly and you�ll pass a driveway for a house on the top of the hill on your right. Just after this drive, on your right, you will see the Carter Cemetery on the slope. Follow the cemetery drive and take the left fork. Map |
| Church-Gollihue | Photos contributed by Michelle Gollihue |
| Clark | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Clark (Smokey Valley) | Photos contributed by Jolinda Belcher |
| Clark (Smokey Valley) | Listing of existing and reported burials |
| Clay | Rt. 955 |
| Clay | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Click | Located on Phillip Holbrook farm, Tick Ridge |
| Colley | US 60 between Grayson and entrance to Carter Caves State Park |
| Collingworth | off State Highway 1662, near Flat Fork Church |
| Conley | On Wilson Creek Road on the old Jimmy Wilburn farm |
| Count-Reid | . |
| William Counts | Leon, Ky. |
| Creech-Cline | Mitchell Rd. |
| Cribbs Hill | The Cribbs Hill Cemetery is located on US 60 East of Grayson at the top of Cribbs Hill. Formerly known as the Carroway Cemetery. Mary Littleton |
| Crisp | Soldier-Brinegar Rd. |
| Curry Family Cemetery | Link to Milanese and Ratcliff site |
| Damron | Damron Branch Rd. - Photos |
| Damron | Damron Branch Rd., south of Grayson |
| Deal Hill | Located off Rt. 1 between Johns Run and Rt.1. |
| Dean | Cole Rd. near Enterprise |
| Dean | Burial Listing |
| Debord | Route 986, turn on Mauk Cemetery Road. |
| Ducan | 64 West almost to mile marker 160 |
| Eagle Hall | Eagle Hall Rd. |
| Eagle Hall | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Easterling | P'Simer Ridge |
| Eifort | Next to the Olive Hill United Methodist Church |
| Eifort | Listing of existing and reported burials |
| Ellenburg | Star Hill |
| Enix - Sloan | Link to Logan - Van Bibber site |
| Erwin | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Oscar L. Erwin | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Otto Evans Family Cemetery | Old Wilson Creek Road |
| Everman | Everman Cemetery at Gregoryville, Ky. |
| Fields | Head of left fork of Fields Branch |
| Fields, Rebecca | Mouth of Little Fork |
| Fitch Cemetery | Located at Charlotte Furnace, near Salem |
| Flat Fork | .. |
| Forrest | On the old Forrest Place on Rockhouse Road |
| Joseph Fultz Cemetery | Route 2 |
| Fultz, Barney | Timberwood Lane |
| Joseph Fultz Cemetery | Photos |
| Garvin Ridge | Photos contributed by Janet Barras and Susan Wells Copple |
| Gearhart-Carpenter | Tar Kiln (Often called, incorrectly, Tark Hill) |
| Gearhart | Tick Ridge Rd. |
| Gee | Mocabee Creek Rd. |
| Gee | recorded by Lorraine Littleton ca 1984-86 |
| Gilbert | Big Sinking Road |
| Gill | Falls Branch Rd., Pactolus |
| Goble on River Road | . |
| Goebel on I-64 | between I-64 westbound rest area at Grayson on the south and the Walter Campbell farm on the north ridge |
| Gollihue | Link to interment.net site |
| Gollihue | Photos contributed by Michelle Gollihue |
| Grayson Memorial Gardens | Landsdown St., behind KCU |
| Green | Link to Tombstone Central |
| Gregoryville-Everman | approximately 3 miles west of Grayson on US 60 |
| Gullett | Old Wilson Creek Road |
| Hale | Rose Ridge Road |
| Hall | Rt. 1654 [Williams Creek] near Kilgore |
| Ham | By Fleming Fork, in western Carter Co |
| Haney - Ferguson | 4.5 miles East of Grayson on Star Hill. |
| Haney - Ferguson | Photos. |
| Hannah | On Hannah Lane, Pactolas |
| Hanshaw | at the end of Henderson Ridge Rd. then best part of a mile by foot |
| Hanshaw | Corrections |
| Hargett | Hargett Lane |
| Hayward | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Haywood | Mushroom Rd. |
| Haywood | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Henderson (1) | None available |
| Henderson (2) | None available |
| Henderson Branch | off old Rt. 2, in Henderson Branch |
| Henderson | Route. 59 (Link to Tombstone Central) |
| Hignite | Past entrance to Carter Caves,on Sutton Road |
| Hillcrest | On a hill behind Kentucky Christian College in Grayson. |
| Hollingsworth | Goose Creek Road |
| Hollingsworth | Photos |
| Hord | near Grayson, Ky. |
| Horsley - aka Rock Springs Cemetery | Route 7 |
| Alamander Howard Cemetery | Wilson Creek Rd. on the old Alamander Howard farm |
| Huffman | Davis Road & Tygart's Creek Road |
| Iron Hill | Rt. 7 north of Grayson |
| Ison - aka Wolford | 4 Mile Creek Rd. near Grayson |
| Ison (partial) | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Jacobs | Located, Rte 174 to Highway 955 to Greenbriar Rd. Turn on Greenbriar Rd. Go to Jacobs Cem. Rd. (per James R. Ellis) |
| James-Lee | James drive way, between Pleasant Valley and Grahn |
| Jimmy Hill | off Route 854 at the top of Rush Hill. |
| Jimmy Hill | Photos |
| Johnson, Joe | On Mushroom Hill |
| Jones | Greenbrier Rd. |
| Kennedy, George Filmore | About 2 miles from Willard, KY, on Little Fork (SR 1496). |
| Kibbey | McGlone Creek (Rt. 182 North) |
| Kilgore (1) | Rt. 504. |
| Kilgore (2) | Kilgore Rd. |
| King | Located off Fultz Rd. near Grayson |
| King, Thomas | Rose Ridge Road |
| John Kinney | near Olive Hill |
| Kiser | Globe, KY |
| S. C. Kiser Cemetery | Route 474 |
| Kiser-Gilliam | Kiser Fork Road near Olive Hill |
| Kitchen (new PDF) | . |
| Kitchen (old PDF) | . |
| Kitchen | Leon, Ky |
| Kitchen | Willard, Ky |
| Leadingham, Peter & Sarah | Rt. 1122 near Grayson Lake |
| Lemaster, Henry | Soldier-Brinegar Rd. |
| Lemaster, Willie (Bill) | None available. |
| Leon | Starting from Grayson, go East on US-60/E Main St toward Hillview St. Turn Right onto KY7/Railroad St. Continue to follow KY-7 Turn Right onto E K Railroad Dr.End at Leon.The cemetery is on the hill behind the Leon Christian church. There is an access road up the hill to the cemetery, on the right, just before you get to the church. The cemetery is on the property of Mrs. Loraine Hudgins Peffer. |
| Limestone | Rt. 60 from Olive Hill to 174 West going toward Lawton. 3/10 mile past Limestone Apostolic Church to Triangle Lane on right. Cemetery is through the steel gate, at the top of the hill. |
| Limestone | Large images. |
| Limestone | Name index |
| Lindsey Chapel near Pactoulus | Photos contributed by Joel M. Carter & Don Meenach Lindsey Chapel/Pactolus Cemetery on Route 7 (GPS: 38 degrees, 21.806 minutes N; 82 degrees 57.311 minutes W, 618 feet elevation)--Route 7 diverges to the left from Routes 1 & 7 north of Grayson. Take Route 7 toward South Shore. Within 1.5 miles Route 1959 will intersect Route 7 on your left. Just to the right you will see Lindsey Chapel and the cemetery beside it. Map |
| Littleton (1) | Approximately 6 miles west of Grayson on US Rt 60 |
| Littleton (2) | - |
| Littleton-Carroll | - |
| Locker | Off Rt. 1024 near Globe |
| Logan | Rose Ridge Road |
| Lowell Lambert Farm | Lowell Lambert farm on Greenbriar in western Carter Co. |
| Lyon | Rt. 1620 |
| Maddix | Big Sinking Road |
| Maggard | Maggard Cemetery Road of Route 955 |
| Maggard | Photos contributed by John Cooper |
| Manning Chapel | Mocabee Creek Rd. |
| Manning #2 | GPS: N 38 13.35 - W 83 16.22, Located, Rte 174 to Highway 955 to Greenbriar Rd. Turn on Greenbriar Rd. Go past Manning Cem #1 Rd to Manning Cem #2 Rd. Cemetary is at the top of the hill. (per James R. Ellis) |
| Manning | Brinegar marker photo |
| Mauk-Leadingham | Rt. 504) |
| May | Information contributed by Vanessa Farnsworth |
| McDavid | Dry Ridge Rd near Willard |
| McFerren | Between Three Pine and Corey, in the Olive Hill area |
| McGinnis | Newspaper article |
| McGlone Creek | McGlone Creek Road |
| McGuire-Fairview | Located in Hitchins, Kentucky |
| McKinney | Located on Damron Branch. |
| Mell-Conn | Henderson Ridge Rd. |
| Menix | North northwest on Route 182 to Menix Road |
| Menix | Photos contributed by Don Meenach |
| Messer-Rogers | Messer-Rogers Cem. is on Huffs Run |
| Miller | Photos contributed by Jolinda Belcher |
| Mitchell | Henderson Ridge near Jacobs. |
| Old Mobley | Under Grayson Res. |
| Mocabee (1) | Brinegar Road |
| Mocabee (2) | Mocabee Creek |
| Mosbey | Photos contributed by Diane Pierce |
| Mountain Top Chapel | Rt. 3298 |
| Newell | Nazarene Hollow Road near Grahn |
| Nipp-Ward | Grayson, KY - Everman Road |
| Nolan | Patch Work Lane |
| Nolen | Take Rt. 59 to Rt. 1068. The Nolen Cem. is 3/10 of a mile on the right side of 1068 in Lewis Co., KY. |
| Oak Grove | Located on Damron Branch, Grayson, KY |
| Oakland | Route 182 near Olive Hill, KY |
| Oakland | Photos |
| Offill | Rt. 1 Box 318, Olive Hill, KY |
| Old Grayson Cemetery | Names Listing |
| Old Grayson Cemetery | Photos |
| Olive Hill | . |
| Olive Hill Memorial Park | Photos |
| Olive Hill Memorial Park | Link to Tombstone Central |
| O'Neal Cemetery | Route 60 near Stinson |
| O'Neal at Lower Stinson | Photos contributed by Joel M. Carter & Don Meenach O�Neal Cemetery at Lower Stinson (GPS: 38 degrees, 20.418 minutes N; 82 degrees 53.017 minutes W)--Approximately 4 miles east of Grayson on US 60 Tark Hill Road turns to the right just before US 60 begins to climb Cribbs Hill. On the left of US 60 just prior to reaching Tark Hill Road, on a hillside, is the O�Neal Cemetery. It is visible from US 60. Turn into the first driveway on the left after passing Tark Hill Road. Park at the lower house, out of the driveway, and walk around the hill to the cemetery. It might be good to advise Mrs. Carter, the landowner, of your intent to visit the cemetery. Map |
| Owens | Located about 5 miles north of Olive Hill on Route 2 in Smokey Valley. It is almost to end of hollow, near Glen Owen farm. |
| Parker | Square Lick Road |
| Parsons | . |
| Patrick | Ben's Run Road or Airport Road |
| Patton | Photo contributed by Pat (Everman) Myers |
| Pennington | Miller Lane |
| Pleasant Valley | On Route 60, between Interstate 64 and Olive Hill |
| Pleasant Valley (partial) | Photos contributed by John Cooper |
| Phillips, Wesley | near Grahn |
| Plummer/Locust | Rt. 7 north from Grayson, Left on Rt. 1947, continue 1.5 miles. |
| Plummer - Burchett Photos | Sutton Road |
| Pope | Route 1661 (Direction should read "west bound on I-64") |
| Porter | . |
| Porter, W. A. | Rt. 955 |
| Rabourn/Raybourn | Lawton, Ky. |
| Ratliffe | between Lost Creek and Bellstrace |
| Rayburn Community | Rose Ridge Rd. |
| Reeves | Reeves Branch off Lost Creek |
| Reid | US Rt. 60 between Olive Hill and Carter Caves |
| Reynolds | Off of route 504 on a road that is (used to be?) called Rock Spring Road, |
| Rice, Campbell | Thomas Lane in Willard |
| Riffe | off Bellstrace Rd |
| Roar | Church Ridge Road |
| Roar | Photos |
| Rocky Bend | Photos contributed by Pat Fannin |
| Roma-Webb | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Rose | Rose Cemetery Rd. |
| Roseberry | Located at head of Hurricane Hollow, off Rt. 773. |
| Ross Chapel | Ben's Run Road or Airport Road |
| Ross Chapel | Photos |
| Ross Family | Ben's Run or Airport Rd. |
| Russell | Ben's Run Road or Airport Road |
| Sallie ~ Salley | Rt. 207 near Rush |
| Sammons | Fields Branch |
| Scaggs-Wilson | Rt. 504 |
| Scott at Campbell's farm | . |
| Sexton | Freedom Rd. near Willard |
| Sloan | Houatter Rd. near Grahn |
| Stallard | Route 2 |
| Stallard | Photos |
| Stevens | Pole Cat Branch |
| Stigall | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Sullivan | AA Highway West to Wolfpen Road |
| Sullivan | Photos |
| Tabor | Route 1704 |
| Tackett | Enterprise, KY - Name Listing |
| Tackett | Photos |
| Old Tackett | Mushroom Rd. |
| Thompson Cemetery map | Route 1910 off route 164. Contributed by Joel L. Carter |
| Thompson-Nesbitt | Rt. 1626 between Soldier and Olive Hill |
| Tick Ridge | Photos contributed by Dorine Dean |
| Triplette | Mouth of Gollihue Branch |
| Trumbo | Trumbo Hill Rd. |
| Underwood (1) | Near the intersection of Rt. 182 and S. Sand Ridge Rd. |
| Underwood (2) | Located on a hilltop between Lawton & Dry Branch |
| Valandingham | Maggart Hill Road |
| VanHoose | VanHoose Cemetery Road |
| VanHoose | (unmarked graves info) |
| Waddell | Near Jacobs, Ky. |
| Waggoner (1) | None available. |
| Waggoner (2) | Located on Damron Branch |
| Walker, David L. | 1 mile north of Elliott Co. line off Rt. 7 |
| Walker, Henry | Near Grayson Lake campground |
| Walker, William | Walker Cemetery Rd. south of Grayson |
| Walnut Grove | Walnut Grove Road |
| Watson | Link to Tombstone Central |
| Webb (1) | US 60 & Rt. 2078 (Garvin Ridge Road) |
| Webb (2) | Smith Run Rd. |
| Webb | Photo |
| Wells Branch | Head of Wells Branch. |
| Whitt | Directions |
| Wilson | Near Willard, Ky. |
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| Eden's Chapel Cemetery | Hillsboro, Ky. |
| Benjamin Messer | Detroit, Michigan |
| Zorns/Zornes | Wise Co., Texas |
| Underwood | Sheridan Wyoming Municipal Cemetery |
| William Haney | Oliver Haney Cemetery, Stacy Fork, Morgan Co., Ky. |
| Greathouse Cemetery | Bell County, Texas |
| Kehoe Cemetery | Greenup Co., Ky. |
| Grizzell Family Cemetery | Kenton Co., Ky. |
| Millard Bryant | Camp Nelson National Cemetery |
| Andrew Jackson Gorman | Memphis National Cemetery, Shelby Co., Tenn. |
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