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A visit to the McKay Cemetery ...

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 McKay Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.8164°   (38° 48' 59")

Lon:   -85.5102°   (-85° 30' 36")

The McKay Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the southeast of the McKay Cemetery .

Establishment of the McKay Cemetery ...

The McKay Cemetery was established in 1815.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the McKay Cemetery.<4>

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

  • College Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the College Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the College Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The College Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Ogden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ogden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Clashman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clashman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clashman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clashman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Kinnear Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinnear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinnear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kinnear Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Ford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Neavill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neavill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neavill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neavill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Lawler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bland Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Bland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • The Bland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sullivan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84361 <6>
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lloyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lloyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Scotland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Higbie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higbie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higbie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Higbie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Kent Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kent Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Blankenship Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Landon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Landon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Cave - Dixon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave - Dixon Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cave - Dixon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Cave - Dixon Cemetery is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273269 <6>
    • Gaddy - Wykoff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • White River Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White River Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Slippery Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slippery Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slippery Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slippery Point Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Greenbriar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbriar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbriar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Bryner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKay Cemetery.

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

  • Smyrna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
  • Middlefork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
    • Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
  • Kent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Jefferson County
  • Dupont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <7>
  • Deputy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deputy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy
    • Deputy is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deputy <7>
  • Hanover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <7>
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <7>
  • Commiskey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Paris Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
    • Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
  • Bryantsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryantsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
    • Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Trimble County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <7>
  • San Jacinto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
    • San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Blocher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
      • Blocher is located in Scott County
    • Grayford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
      • Grayford is located in Jennings County
    • Chelsea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <7>
    • Trout
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
      • Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
    • Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Manville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Jefferson County
    • Canaan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Jefferson County
    • Albion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Scott County
    • Oakdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Jennings County
    • Goshen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Scott County
    • North Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 McKay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McKay Cemetery:

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 McKay Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #438887  (McKay Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #438887 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: Volga
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 224
    • Location given for GNIS #438887 (McKay Cemetery)

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Indiana's counties, including Jefferson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 McKay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8164, Longitude: -85.5102       In this case, the coordinates for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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