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PACK CEMETERY – SEE: PRICHARD-QUEEN-PACK
PALMER #1 – CEMETERY
This cemetery was located in Flatwoods. From Greenup, take US 23 South ((6.9 miles) to a right turn on Route 207 Argillite Road. Follow Argillite Road to left turn on Powell Lane. The cemetery was located between Gilley-Powell-Collins streets and was destroyed by houses and yards in the 1950-1960s. (Greenup County Cemetery Committee)
PALMER #2 CEMETERY (KHS #216)
This cemetery is located in Flatwoods on Powell Lane, adjacent to Bellefonte Memorial Gardens. From Greenup, take US 23 South (6.9 miles) to a right turn at Route 207 Argillite Road. Follow Argillite Road to a left turn on Powell Lane. The cemetery will be on the right just past the entrance to Bellefonte Cemetery. (Richard/Louise Hardiman 1977; Sheila Campbell 2003)
This cemetery is located in Bee Hollow off Brushy Creek Road off Route 7. From Greenup, take US 23 North (1.9 miles) to a left turn on Route 827 Coal Branch Road. Travel Coal Branch Road (5.8 miles) to a right turn on Route 7. Travel Route 7 to a left turn on Brushy Road. Follow Brushy Creek Road to a right turn on Bee Hollow. Go up Bee Hollow, cross bridge – look to right up steep hill. (Cathy Erwin/Alberta Aldridge 2001)
PARADISE VALLEY - SEE: BLANKENSHIP (KHS #364)
PARSONS CEMETERY - SEE: WURTS-PARSONS
PARSONS #1 CEMETERY (KHS #218)
This cemetery is located in the Zion Ridge Road area. Take US 23 North (1.9 miles), turn left on Route 827 Coal Branch Road. Travel across Coal Branch Road (5.8 miles), turn left on Route 7. Travel Route 7 (1.9 miles) turn right on Route 2070 Big White Oak Road. Travel up Big White Oak Road (8.7 miles) turn right and go to top of hill, turn left on Route 784, go about 3 miles to Zion Ridge Road, turn left. Go about 0.7 mile to Bushart Road. Take Bushart (1.1 miles) to Fisher’s house. The cemetery is about 100 yards behind the Fisher house. (Harry Art 1977; Herschel Skaggs 2003; Elwood Tackett, 2004)
PARSONS #2 CEMETERY
This cemetery is located on Hog Branch (Upper Hog Branch) off Laurel Road. From Greenup, take Route 1 (14 miles) to a right turn on CR #1283 Laurel Road. Follow Laurel Road (2.3 miles) to a right turn on Hog Branch. The Parsons Cemetery is on the left side of Hog Branch and has a cemetery sign at the edge of the road (near Flannery Cemetery). Carl R. Barker 2004)
PATTON CEMETERY - SEE: DUZAN-PATTON-STEPHENSON
PATTON #1 CEMETERY
This cemetery is located at the corner of Whetstone Road and Little Sandy Road. From Greenup, take US 23 North (0.9 mile) to a left turn on Route 3307 Whetstone Road. The cemetery is at the edge of the road on the right - 2.3 miles from US 23. (Pat Womack 2004)
PATTON #3 CEMETERY
PATTON-HANEY-LEWIS-PHIPPS CEMETERY
This cemetery is located at Kehoe. From Greenup, take Route 2 (11.2 miles) to a left turn at the junction of Route 2/Route 7. Travel up Route 2/Route7 (5.1 miles) to a right turn at Patton Loop. The cemetery is located at the edge of Route2/Route 7 just off Patton Loop. (Tim Lewis and Kathleen Virgin-Kenney 2003)
PAULL CEMETERY (KHS #221)
This cemetery is located off US 23 South. Take US 23 South to Route 1725 Bellefonte Hospital Road, turn right. Go up this road and park in the wide spot beside road after making turn. The cemetery is about 200 yards up the hill on right side of road and parallel to US 23. See map in Paull Cemetery book. Three stones standing, but possibility of more graves. Paull was the Amanda Furnace owner. (Elwood Tackett 2004)
PAYTON (PEYTON) CEMETERY
This cemetery is located in Big Hollow off Brushy Road. From Greenup, take US 23 North (1.9 miles), turn left on Route 827 Coal Branch Road. Travel across Coal Branch Road (5.8 miles) turn right on Route 7. Follow Route 7 (1.4 miles), turn left on Route 372 Brushy Road. Go up Brushy and make a right turn at a church house – this is Big Hollow Road. Go up Big Hollow about 2 miles and turn left – go to the top – then down to the cemetery. There is only one headstone, but 6 grave markers here. (Cathy Erwin/Alfreda Aldridge 2001; Herschel Skaggs 2003)
PECK CEMETERY (KHS #222)
This cemetery is located off Route 784 in the Beauty Ridge area. From Greenup, take US 23 North (5 miles) to a left turn on the AA Highway. Travel the AA Highway approximately 10 miles to a left turn on Route 784 Beauty Ridge. Go 1.7 miles, turn left - go 0.7 miles, turn left. Go 0.1 mile, turn right. Go 0.3 mile, turn right. Go 0.7 mile to the cemetery (Lorene Hern 1978; Cathy Erwin/Alfreda Aldridge 2001)
PENCE CEMETERY
This cemetery is located on Beechy and is sometimes referred to as the Pence-Duty Cemetery. From Greenup, take US 23 North (5 miles) to a left turn on the AA Highway. Follow the AA Highway to a left turn on Beechy Road (look for Music Between the Hills sign). Go approximately 1.9 miles to Southridge Road and turn right. Go approximately 1.3 to the Pence Cemetery on a bank on the right. (The Pence family takes care of this cemetery: Woodie Pence, Haron Pence, and Ann Pence). (Recorded in 2004 by Carl Barker and Elwood Tackett)
PENCE-ABDON-HARLOW CEMETERY
This cemetery is located on Sawpit Road off Route 7. From Greenup, take Route 2 (11.2 miles), turn left on Route 2/Route 7. Travel Route 2/7 (3.7 miles), turn right on Route 1298 Sawpit Road. (road opposite store). Travel up Sawpit (2.4 miles) -- up hill -- and turn right at edge of hay field (tobacco barn), and go 100 yards. Cross hay field to right and go past the Abdon Cemetery. This cemetery is about 200 yards at the edge of woods behind the Abdon Cemetery. (See map in Pence-Abdon-Harlow Cemetery book. (Elwood Tackett, 2004)
PENIX-KITCHEN CEMETERY
This cemetery is at the top of Centerview Hill, Lost Creek Road. From Greenup, take Route 1 (16.2 miles) to a right turn on Route 784 Lost Creek Road. Go up Lost Creek Road approximately 6.5 miles to a left turn on top of Centerview Hill. Get permission to go through gate and follow old road approximately one mile to top of ridge. There is a log pile, go to right just before this log pile and stay to left. The cemetery is approximately 200 yards over hill to cemetery. (Carl Barker and Elwood Tackett 2007)
PENNICE CEMETERY
This cemetery is located at the head of Bee Hollow off Brushy Road. Need survey.
PENNINGTON #1 CEMETERY (KHS #223)
This cemetery is located at Wurtland. From Greenup, take US 23 South (3.5 miles), turn right on Route 503 Uhlen Branch Road. Travel Uhlen Branch Road (2.1 miles) to Roar Cemetery Road, turn right. Go about 0.2 mile to the Roar Cemetery -- the Pennington Cemetery is to right across a large ravine about 300 yards away on top of hill. The cemetery is not accessible by car -- need a 4-wheeler -- located on the old Moses Pennington farm. This cemetery is in really bad shape. (See map in the Pennington Cemetery book) (Lorene Hern 1980; Elwood Tackett 2004)
PENNINGTON #2 CEMETERY
This cemetery is located off Lower White Oak. From Greenup, take US 23 North (18 miles), turn left on Route 7 at South Shore. Travel up Route 7, turn right on Route 784 Schultz Road. Travel Route 784 (0.5 mile), turn right on Route 1134 Lower White Oak. Follow Lower White Oak (0.3 mile), turn right on Pennington Road. Go about 0.3 mile, turn left and go up hill to the cemetery. (Herschel Skaggs 2003; Carl R. Barker and Elwood Tackett 2004)
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE CEMETERY (KHS #224)
This cemetery is located at Argillite on Culp Creek. From Greenup, take Route 1 South (6.4 miles) to the second Route 207 sign, turn into Argillite. Take the Culp Creek Road and follow up to the cemetery on the left---cemetery sign at edge of road. (Lorene Hern 1977; Carl R. Barker 2004)
PETTITT CEMETERY
This cemetery is located off Route 1. From Greenup, take Route 1 approximately 0.5 mile, turn right on Tanyard Hollow Road. Go about 200 feet to Pettitt Lane on the left - Pettitt Lane leads up to the cemetery. The Thacker Cemetery is located behind the Pettitt Cemetery. (Margie Leadingham/Glenna Hensley 2002; Carl R. Barker 2003)
PHELPS #1 CEMETERY (KHS #225)
This cemetery is located on Lucy Mae Drive in Flatwoods. From Greenup, take US 23 South to a right turn on Route 207 Argillite Road. Travel up Argillite Road to the Bellefonte intersection in Flatwoods - go south on Route 207 for approx 0.8 mile – turn left onto Lucy Mae Drive and follow around base of hill – turn onto gravel road that runs up hill to cemetery on right side of road. It is approx. 0.2 mile to cemetery after turning onto Lucy Mae Drive. The road is steep and may be hard to negotiate when wet. The cemetery is inside a chain link fence and is well maintained. (David Franz 1977; Elwood Tackett 2004)
PHELPS #2 CEMETERY (KHS #226)
This cemetery is located at Argillite. From Greenup, take Route 1 (6.4 miles) to a left turn at the second Route 207 sign into Argillite. Follow Route 207 (0.2 ½ mile) to the first turn to the right Bengal Lane (Phelps Cemetery Road). Follow this road through the woods for approx. 0.8 mile to an abandoned farm house on the right side of the road. Park here – the cemetery is on top of the hill in front of this house – approx. 150 yards away. See map by Elwood Tackett in the “P” Cemetery book. (Joan Litteral 2003; Elwood Tackett 2004)
PHILLIPS CEMETERY (KHS #227)
This cemetery is located on Brushy. From Greenup, take US 23 North (1.9 miles) to a left turn on Route 827 Coal Branch Road. Travel Coal Branch Road (5.8 miles) to a right turn on Route 7. Go approximately 1.2 miles and turn left on Brushy Road. Follow Brushy approx. 0.8 mile to a left turn on Maller Lane. Park beside the bridge. The cemetery is approx. 200 yards across the field to the left beside a cedar tree near the creek. (Evelyn Jackson 1973; Elwood Tackett 2005)
PHIPPS CEMETERY SEE: PATTON-HANEY-LEWIS-PHIPPS
PICKLESIMER CEMETERY (KHS #382)
This cemetery is located in the Argillite area. From Greenup, take Route 1 (6 miles) to a left turn at the second Route 207 sign into Argillite. Take Route 207 (1.3 miles) to top of hill (Cherokee Lake area), turn left and follow the gravel lane to the cemetery, approximately 0.2 mile on right. There was a cable across the road at the bottom of a small hill when I recorded the cemetery. (Elwood Tackett 2004)
PICKLE-STEPHENSON CEMETERY
This cemetery is located at South Portsmouth. From Greenup, take US 23 North (19 miles) to South Portsmouth. Turn left by a grey house (was a store)—entrance to cemetery thru a large gate leading up hillside---very steep. Road curves to the left. (Frances/Clarence Hanners; Kathleen Kenney 2002)
PIERCE #1 CEMETERY (KHS #228)
This cemetery is located on Culp Creek at Argillite on the Baldridge farm. From Greenup, take Route 1 (5.9 miles) to the second Route 207 sign and turn left into Argillite. Take the Culp Creek Road (opposite the Brown store). Follow Culp Creek Road to the Pierce Cemetery sign. The Baldridge and White Cemeteries are adjacent. (Lorene Hern 1979; Carl R. Barker 2004
PIERCE #2 CEMETERY (KHS #229) (AKA Hood, Huffman, Claxon, Stephens, Evans, Sargent)
This cemetery is located at Hopewell on Crane Creek. From Greenup, take Route 1 (16.2 miles) to a right on Crane Creek. Travel up Crane Creek (2.8 miles) turn left 100 feet, left behind house – thru gate – left 0.5 miles to top of hill. Cemetery is being cleaned up by Stephens family 2003. (Mrs. Thurman Stephens 1979; Carl R. Barker/Kenny Carroll 2003)
PIERCE #3 CEMETERY (KHS #230)
This cemetery is located on Low Gap Road on the Manuel Virgin farm (adjacent cemeteries are: Poplin-May-Thomas-Pratt Cemetery). From Greenup, take Route 1 (6.8 miles) to a right turn on Route 1459 Low Gap Road. Travel Low Gap Road about 1 mile and the cemetery is located on the Virgin farm on the right. Ask permission from Kathleen Virgin to go thru the gate and up the hill to the right. (Harry Art 1979; John Paul/Nancy Bays 2004)
PIERCE #4 CEMETERY (located at South Shore – need survey and directions)
PIERCE-STURGILL CEMETERY (KHS #231) - SEE: CAMERON
PIGG CEMETERY (KHS #232)
This cemetery is located on Big White Oak on the old Lawrence Howard farm. From Greenup, take US 23 North (1.9 miles) to a left turn on Route 827 Coal Branch Road. Travel Coal Branch Road (5.8 miles) to a left turn on Route 7. Travel Route 7 to a right turn on Route 2070 Big White Oak Road. Go up Big White Oak to the old Lawrence Howard farm. (Harry Art 1979; Elwood Tackett, 2004)
PINEREST CEMETERY
This cemetery is located off Route 207 in Hensley Hollow. From Greenup, take US 23 South (3.5 miles), turn right on Route 503 Uhlen Branch Road. Follow Route 503 to stop sign and intersection of Route 207. Go straight on Route 207 (about 5.8 miles - from US 23) turn left on Hensley Hollow Road. Go 0.7 mile up Hensley Hollow Road to last house before going up large hill. The cemetery is about 50 yards up this gravel road behind the house -- on the right about 100 feet up hill. (Elwood Tackett 2008)
PLUM FORK CMETERY
This cemetery is off Route 7. From Greenup, take US 23 North (5 miles), turn left on to the AA Highway. Travel the AA Highway 2.8 miles, turn right on Route 7. Go about 1.4 miles, turn left on Plum Fork Road. Go up Plum Fork Road about 2.2 miles, turn left (before top of hill) to the cemetery. The cemetery is about 200 yards around hill. This road is near the Taft Road turn off. (Carl R. Barker and Elwood Tackett 2008)
PLUM FORK CEMETERIES: Allen #3; Roe; Winters
PLUM GROVE COMMUNITY CEMETERY (KHS #233)
“POOR HOUSE” CEMETERY - SEE COUNTY INFIRMARY
POPLIN CEMETERY - SEE: MAY-POPLIN
PORTER CEMETERY (KHS #235)
This cemetery is located on Slash Branch off US 23 North. From Greenup, take US 23 North (approx. 2 ½ miles) to a left on Slash Branch. Go up Slash Branch Road to first road and turn left. Go to first house on left. The cemetery is up the hill to the left of the house. Need 4-wheel. You can see the Nesbitt Cemetery from the road and the Porter Cemetery is about 20 yards downhill from the Nesbitt Cemetery. There are only two in this Porter Cemetery: William E. Porter b. 1864 d. 1931 and his wife Margaret. No new burials. (Harry Art 1978)
POTTER CEMETERY (KHS #236)
This cemetery is located off Coal Branch Road. From Greenup, take US 23 North to the “Game Room” on the left side of US 23. Park here by the Game Room building and Walk up the hill to the second electric pole - about 1200. The cemetery is on the left side of the pole overlooking the Ohio River. The graves are marked and still visible. (Martha E. Potter 1977; Herschel Skaggs 2003)
POTTER-BENTLEY
This cemetery is located at Big White Oak on Tennessee Gas Plant property. From Greenup, take US 23 North (1.9 miles), turn left at Route 827 Coal Branch Road. Travel across Coal Branch Road (5.8 miles), turn left on Route 7. Travel Route 7 (1.9 miles), turn right at Route 2070 Big White Oak Road and go to the Tennessee Gas Plant’s main gate. Contact the supervisor to have the gate opened -- sign in at the office -- sign out when leaving. The rear gate will also have to be opened. Follow road (about 0.3 mile) up hill to tower -- stay to left around tower -- then to right on dirt road through woods -- you will come to the Holbrook-Quillen-WWhite Cemetery. You will need to stay to right of ridge and the Potter-Bentley Cemetery is about 100 yards further up. Burial records obtained from Stapf Funeral Home death certificates. (Cemetery Committee)
POYNTER #1 CEMETERY (KHS #238)
This very old cemetery is located off Low Gap Road. From Greenup, take Route 1 (6.5 miles) to a right turn on Route 1459. The cemetery is on the left on a steep hill on the point over looking the golf course club house and the Nazerene Church. Difficult to get to with out a guide and walk only. (Lorene Hern 1976; Carl R. Barker 2003)
POYNTER #2 CEMETERY (KHS #237)
This cemetery is located off Low Gap Road. From Greenup, take Route 1 (6.5 miles) to a right turn on Route 1459 Low Gap Road. Go 0.3 mile to top of hill - right on gravel road – go 0.1 mile – right again –go 0.2 miles to the cemetery. (Lorene Hern 1981; Carl R. Barker 2003)
PRATT CEMETERY (KHS #239)
This cemetery is located on Low Gap Road on the Manuel Virgin farm (adjacent to May-Pierce-Poplin-Thomas Cemetery). From Greenup, take Route 1 (6.8 miles) to a right turn on Route 1459 Low Gap Road. Travel up Low Gap Road about 1 mile and the cemetery is located on the Virgin farm on the right. Ask permission from Kathleen Virgin to go thru the gate and up the hill to the cemetery. (Harry Art 1979; John Paul/Nancy Bays 2004)
PRATT CEMETERY #2
This cemetery is located on Steve Coldiron’s farm, and needs to be surveyed.
PRESTON-COLEGROVE-MAYNARD CEMETERY (KHS #240)
This cemetery is located on Coal Branch Road approximately ½ mile east of the Hieneman Cemetery on hill to south. Go past church, cemetery sign about ½ mile, sign on left “Preston Cemetery.” Turn up hill at black top driveway. Well cared for. (Evelyn Jackson 1979; Herschel Skaggs 2003)
PRICHARD CEMETERY (KHS #241/242) - aka KITCHEN-VANBIBBER
This cemetery is located on Whetstone Road. Take US 23 North (0.9 miles), turn left on Route 3307 (Whetstone Road). Follow Whetstone Road (1.4 miles) to top of hill, turn right on steep graveled road which leads up to the cemetery—approximately 200 feet. New Section is on the right. (John G. Prichard, 1979; John Paul/Nancy Bays 2004)
PRICHARD-PACK-QUEEN CEMETERY (KHS #243)
This cemetery is located on Beechy. From Greenup, take US 23 North (1.9 miles) to a left turn on Route 827 Coal Branch Road. Travel across Coal Branch Road (5.8 miles) to a right turn on Route 7. Follow Route 7 to a left on Beechy Road. The cemetery is located on the farm once owned by James Queen, now owned by John G. Prichard. No new burials since KHS reading in 1979. (Herschel Skaggs 2003)
PRINCE CEMETERY - SEE: TRAYLOR-PRINCE
PRINCE-WELLMAN CEMETERY
This cemetery is located on Tunnel Branch Road. From Greenup, take Route 1 (5.9 miles) to second Route 207, turn left into Argillite. Follow Route 207 (6.5 miles) to a right turn on Route 3306 Tunnel Branch Road. Follow Tunnel Branch Road (1.2 miles). The cemetery is up a hill on the right – 100 yards – gravel road –gate. (Carl R. Barker 2003)
PRUITT CEMETERY (KHS #244)
PUGH CEMETERY
This cemetery is located on Smith Branch. From Greenup, take US 23 North to a left turn on Smith Branch Road. Go up Smith Branch and take the left fork (3.7 miles) to a hunter’s cabin. The paved road turn to gravel – then dirt and this portion is narrow, rutted, and passable in dry weather only. Need 4-wheel drive. Park at the cabin and follow the trail to the left – continue around and up the hill (very steep in a couple of places) to the top of the ridge. The cemetery is on the left side and about 100’ in front at the top of this hill. Some of the head stones have been moved and are located at the base of a large tree inside the cemetery. (Elwood Tackett 2004)
PUGH #2 CEMETERY
This Pugh cemetery is on Brushy. From Greenup, take US 23 North (1.9 miles) to a left turn on Route 827 Coal Branch Road. Travel Coal Branch Road (5.8 miles) to a right turn on Route 7. Travel Route 7 to a left turn on Brushy Road. Go on Brushy approximately 0.8 mile to left turn on Maller Lane. Go approximately 0.5 mile to the cemetery – beside gravel road on the left. This is the old Howland farm. (Elwood Tackett 2004)
PUTHUFF CEMETERY (aka KINNER CEMETERY) (KHS #245)
This cemetery is located off Low Gap Road. The land is now owned by the Mead Paper Company. From Greenup, take Route 1 (6.8 miles) to a right turn on Route 1459 Low Gap Road. Travel up Low Gap Road about 1 mile, past the Virgin Cemetery sign. The Mead Paper Company has a locked gate across road. The cemetery is on the back side of this property. It is sometimes referred to as the Kinner Cemetery. Obtain permission to go on this land. (Harry Art 1979)
