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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKay Cemetery:
38.7162, -85.1566
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKay Cemetery is located in Switzerland County<2>.
The county seat for Switzerland County is located in Vevay. Vevay lies just to the east northeast of the McKay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKay Cemetery.
Establishment of the McKay Cemetery ...
The McKay Cemetery was established in 1854.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Ash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ash Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ash Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Vevay.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372276 <5>
- Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The City Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Carrollton IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Gaunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gaunt Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaunt Cemetery
- Gap Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gap Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Hill Cemetery
- General Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The General Butler Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Butler Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- The Whitehead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Whites Run Baptist Church Cemetery
- Whites Run Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238505 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ghent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ghent Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent Cemetery
- Ghent Consolidated Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ghent IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ghent IOOF Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent IOOF Cemetery
- Ghent's Old Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery #1 is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery #1
- Ghent 2nd Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Joyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Prestonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Brooksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Langstaff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstaff
- Easterday
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
- Ghent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vevay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- English is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Moorefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Mount Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Worthville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Manville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bennington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Carson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Turners Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turners Station is located in Henry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
- Port Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Avonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatley is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Sanders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Canaan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
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 Switzerland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Carrollton
- Ghent
- Vevay
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 McKay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Switzerland County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 #438886 (McKay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #438886 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Switzerland
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carrollton
- Location given for McKay Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7161732 Lon: -85.1566194
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Switzerland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKay Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |