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:
37.0376, -85.9666
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 Barren County<2>.
The county seat for Barren County is located in Glasgow. Glasgow lies just to the southeast of the Allen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glasgow Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Trigg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Cave City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hatcher - Poynter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- Merry Oaks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Merry Oaks Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- The Hatcher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatcher - Turner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2410017 <5>
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- The Camp Ground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73294 <5>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Barbour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
- Wells - Bailey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Hiseville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oil City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Coral Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Cave City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Slick Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Hiseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
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- Rocky Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horse Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eighty Eight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Kino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Mammoth Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Etoile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Rowletts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave City
- Glasgow
- Horse Cave
- Mammoth Cave
- Smiths Grove
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 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Barren 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 #1852530 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1852530 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: Barren
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glasgow North
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0375498 Lon: -85.9666447
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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 Barren, 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 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> | 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. |