Purvis Cemetery
Purvis Cemetery is a cemetery in Rowan, Kentucky. Purvis Cemetery is situated nearby to the hamlet Smile, as well as near the peak Sugarloaf Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sugarloaf Mountain.
Sugarloaf Mountain
Peak
Sugarloaf Mountain is a 1,348-foot mountain located in Rowan County, Kentucky, just outside the City of Morehead, Kentucky. In January, 1904, a volcanic eruption on Sugarloaf Mountain was reported in The New York Times, which noted much smoke, deep rumbling, and destruction to the trees, leading locals to prepare an evacuation. Sugarloaf Mountain is situated 2½ miles west of Purvis Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smile and Morehead.
Smile
Hamlet
Smile is an unincorporated community located in Rowan County, Kentucky, United States. Its etymology refers to the facial expression of residents when their application for a post office had been approved. Smile is situated 2 miles north of Purvis Cemetery.
Morehead
Photo: W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morehead is a small city at the foot of the Kentucky Appalachians. The 2020 census puts the population as 7151. It is the home of Morehead State University, one Kentucky's seven public universities.
Rodburn
Hamlet
Rodburn is an unincorporated community in Rowan County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Rodburn is situated 5 miles southeast of Purvis Cemetery.
Purvis Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Rowan, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.23153° or 38° 13′ 54″ northLongitude
-83.48978° or 83° 29′ 23″ westElevation
886 feet (270 metres)Open location code
86CR6GJ6+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1041857239OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
6351441
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