Cemeteries in Carter County, KY
Carter County, Kentucky has 91 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 3 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Grayson (44), Olive Hill (40) and Meads (7). Among them are 1 church cemetery (1%) and 1 family cemetery (1%).
All cemeteries in Carter County
- Amy McGlone CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Anglin CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Anglin CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Ash CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Bailey CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Barker CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Barney Fultz CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Bentley CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Biggs Hill CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Blankenship CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Bledsoe CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Boggs CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Boggs CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Bolding CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Bradley CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Bradley CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Burchett-Plummer CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Burnett CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Burton CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Burton CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Burton Farm CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Caraway Cemetery (historical)GraysonCemetery
- Carroll CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Carter CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Clark CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Colley CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Conn - Bradley CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Cooksey CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Cooper CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Cresswell CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Damron Cemetery Number 2GraysonCemetery
- Davis CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Duncan CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- East Carter County Memory GardensGraysonCemetery
- Easterling CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Edison CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Enex-Sloan CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Everman CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Everman CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Field CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Flat Fork Church CemeteryOlive HillChurch cemetery
- Fults CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Gilliam CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Glancy CemeteryMeadsCemetery
- Goebel CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Grayson Memorial CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Hale CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Hall CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Hannah CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Hargett CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Henderson CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Huffman CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Jones CemeteryMeadsCemetery
- Jordan CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Keffer CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Kilgore CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- King Family CemeteryOlive HillFamily cemetery
- Kiser CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Kitchen CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Kitchen CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Kitchen Cemetery (historical)GraysonCemetery
- Littleton CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Logan CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Manning CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Masters CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- McDavid CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Meadows CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Melvin Conn CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Menix CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- O'Neal CemeteryMeadsCemetery
- Olive Hill Memorial CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Patton CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Porter CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Ratcliff CemeteryMeadsCemetery
- Rice - Queen CemeteryMeadsCemetery
- Robinson CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Rush CemeteryMeadsCemetery
- Sally CemeteryMeadsCemetery
- Sammons CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Sammons Cemetery (historical)GraysonCemetery
- Seaton CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Sexton CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Trumbo CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Vincent CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Walker CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Webb CemeteryOlive HillCemetery
- Webb CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Wilson CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Wilson Creek CemeteryGraysonCemetery
- Womack GraveyardGraysonCemetery
- Zornes CemeteryGraysonCemetery
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How Carter County compares
Carter County has 34.9 listed cemeteries per 10,000 residents, against 15.9 for Kentucky, which puts it 40th of 120 Kentucky counties on this measure. Census estimates count 459 deaths here in 2024, about 77 for each of the 6 funeral homes we know of (17th of 120 by number of funeral homes).
| Measure | Carter County | Kentucky | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cemeteries per 10,000 residents | 34.9 | 15.9 | 40th of 120 |
| Cemeteries per 100 square miles | 22.2 | 18.5 | 30th of 120 |
| Deaths in 2024 (estimate) | 459 | 53,140 | 34th of 120 |
| Deaths in 2024 per listed cemetery | 5.0 | 7.3 | 74th of 120 |
| Funeral homes | 6 | 506 | 17th of 120 |
| Deaths in 2024 per funeral home | 77 | 105 | 71st of 120 |
| Cremation providers | 0 | 31 | 15th of 120 |
| Monument dealers | 0 | 30 | 25th of 120 |
| Notable burials | 0 | 889 | 57th of 120 |
Population and deaths: US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates. Land area: 2020 Census Gazetteer. Funeral homes, cremation providers and monument dealers come from our sister directory, Funeral Home Directory USA. Ranks run from the highest value down, among Kentucky counties with the figure available. Compare Carter County with other places.
Funeral homes and monument dealers in Carter County
- Duvall & Moore Funeral Home & Cremation ServiceFuneral home · Olive Hill · (606) 286-4322
- Globe Funeral ChapelFuneral chapel · Olive Hill · (606) 286-5306
- Grayson Funeral Home and Cremation ServicesFuneral home · Grayson · (606) 474-5757
- Malone Funeral HomeFuneral home · Grayson · (606) 474-5126
- Oney-Henderson Funeral HomeFuneral home · Olive Hill
- Sparks Funeral Home & Monument CompanyFuneral home · Grayson · (606) 474-5114
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Carter County?
We list 91 cemeteries in Carter County, Kentucky. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Carter County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Kentucky vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Carter County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Kentucky law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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