A visit to the Atherton 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 Atherton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atherton Cemetery:
37.5384, -87.1058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atherton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atherton Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Calhoun. Calhoun lies just to the west of the Atherton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atherton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Atherton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atherton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Linly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Linly Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linly Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Tichnor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tichnor Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichnor Cemetery
- Shown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shown Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shown Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Old Mill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mill Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Mill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hartford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75382 <5>
- Beulah Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dodson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hix Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Barnett's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aunt Nellie Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Equality Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Equality Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality Cemetery
- Centertown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Centertown Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Bell's Run Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Atherton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atherton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Utica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Browns Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Beda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <6>
- Rumsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Moseleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Centertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Masonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Sacramento
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ceralvo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jewel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- South Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- McHenry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Philpot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Owensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Echols
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Beaver Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Lemon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
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 Atherton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atherton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Dam
- Calhoun
- Hartford
- Owensboro
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 Atherton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 Atherton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #486114 (Atherton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #486114 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Utica
- Location given for Atherton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5383808 Lon: -87.1058295
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including McLean, 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 from Point A (ie- Atherton 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. |