A visit to the Absher 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 Absher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Absher Cemetery:
37.1728, -85.2416
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Absher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Absher Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the southwest of the Absher Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Absher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Absher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Cane Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cane Valley Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Haven Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Haven Hill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Hill Cemetery
- The Haven Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Columbia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75293 <5>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- The Mitchell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Murrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2460019 <5>
- Parker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hutchison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Dunbar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
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- Christie Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green River Hill Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bridgewater Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Cemetery
- Molton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Molton Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molton Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Freedom Separater Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Freedom Separater Church Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Separater Church Cemetery
- The Freedom Separater Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Freedom Cemetery
- Freedom Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984749 <5>
- Gentry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Free Union Church Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Church Cemetery
- The Free Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Free Union Cemetery
- Free Union Separate Baptist Churh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1309143 <5>
- Adkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Roley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Roley Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Absher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Absher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Absher
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Christine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Holmes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Purdy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Garlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garlin is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlin
- Dunbar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Kellyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Cane Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Craycraft
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craycraft is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
- Ella
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knifley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Ozark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ozark is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Eunice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Neatsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Gentrys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Sano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Casey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Bliss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Gadberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Pellyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Barnett Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Speck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
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 Absher Cemetery. The following communities are located in Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Absher 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 websites either 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 Absher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Absher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #485739 (Absher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #485739 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Knifley
- Location given for Absher Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1728431 Lon: -85.2416268
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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 Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Absher 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. |
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