A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:
37.2281, -85.1608
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Allen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Roley Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roley Cemetery
- Tedder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tedder Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder Cemetery
- Christie Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Damron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Eastridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Parker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- The Callahan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Feathersburg Cemetery
- Feathersburg Church of God Cemetery
- Absher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Absher Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher Cemetery
- Heiter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Heiter Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiter Cemetery
- Goode Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cole Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cole Spring Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Spring Cemetery
- Stayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stayton Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Cold Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Belton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Belton Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunbar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
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- Knifley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Neatsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Eunice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Barnett Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Casey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Pellyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Speck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Ella
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Feathersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Holmes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Absher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Christine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Rheber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Sano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Dunnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Atterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Coburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Kellyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Cane Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Garlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garlin is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlin
- Craycraft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Craycraft is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
- Gentrys Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Evans Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Elk Horn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Allen 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #485855 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #485855 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: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Knifley
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2281233 Lon: -85.1607917
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allen 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |