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A visit to the Ralston Cemetery ...


The location of the Ralston Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ralston Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ralston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ralston Cemetery

Lat:   38.5398°   (38° 32' 23")

Lon:   -85.3783°   (-85° 22' 41")

The Ralston Cemetery is located in Trimble County<2>.

The county seat for Trimble County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies just to the northeast of the Ralston Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Ralston Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Trimble County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ralston Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ralston Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ralston Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bethlehem
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
    • Bedford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County
    • Otto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Clark County (IN)
    • Westport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
      • Russell Corner is located in Oldham County
    • Pendleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clark County (IN)
    • La Grange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Campbellsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vesta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Clark County (IN)
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Sunset Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
        • Sunset Village is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Buckner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Turners Station
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turners Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
        • Turners Station is located in Henry County
      • Chelsea
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
        • Chelsea is located in Jefferson County (IN)
      • Smithfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
        • Smithfield is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
      • Locust
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
        • Locust is located in Carroll County
      • Milton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hanover
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
        • Hanover is located in Jefferson County (IN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
      • New Castle
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
        • New Castle is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
      • Prestonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
        • Prestonville is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Goshen
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
        • Goshen is located in Oldham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
      • Park Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
        • Park Lake is located in Oldham County
      • Crestwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
        • Crestwood is located in Oldham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestwood <4>
      • English
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
        • English is located in Carroll County
      • Lamb
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
        • Lamb is located in Switzerland County (IN)
      • Nabb
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nabb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
        • Nabb is located in Clark County (IN)
      • Marysville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
        • Marysville is located in Clark County (IN)

    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 Ralston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trimble County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ralston Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ralston Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ralston Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wheeler Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fendley Community Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oliver Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435559 <6>
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Anderson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402455 <6>
    • Maxfield - Varble Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Collier's Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Burrows Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burrows Cemetery is located in Trimble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrows Cemetery
    • Mahoney Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mahoney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mahoney Cemetery is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mahoney Cemetery
    • Carr Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carr Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Carr Cemetery is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382248 <6>
    • Straughn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harris Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Brent Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brent Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Brent Cemetery is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brent Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Kemp Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kemp Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Kemp Cemetery is located in Oldham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kemp Cemetery
      • Sligo Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Sligo Cemetery is located in Oldham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sligo Cemetery
      • Bedford Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Bedford Cemetery is located in Trimble County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bedford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bedford.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedford Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135282 <6>
      • Button Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Button Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Button Cemetery is located in Oldham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Button Cemetery
      • Turner Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Turner Cemetery is located in Clark County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Westport Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Taylor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Oldham County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Westport.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jones Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Oldham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Pemberton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Ralston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #501543  (Ralston Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #501543 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bethlehem
      • County: Trimble         Elev: 257
      • Location given for GNIS #501543 (Ralston Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Kentucky's counties, including Trimble, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ralston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5398, Longitude: -85.3783       In this case, the coordinates for the Ralston Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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