A visit to the Atkinson 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 Atkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atkinson Cemetery:
37.1003, -87.3383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Atkinson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atkinson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Atkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Sharbers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sharbers Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharbers Cemetery
- Wynns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wynns Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynns Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Prowse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Prowse Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Prowse Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prowse Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prowse Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75635 <5>
- Ebling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cary Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Oglesby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
- Hight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hight Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Flatrock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Flatrock Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Cemetery
- Spurling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spurling Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurling Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- McIntosh Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weathers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Weathers Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathers Cemetery
- Pepper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pepper Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Helsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Helsley Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helsley Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Eades Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Eades Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eades Cemetery
- Former name for Eades Cemetery:
- Pittman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bluff Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Crofton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Kirkmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Nortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Depoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Luzerne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Mortons Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allegre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Rosewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Powderly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Earles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Earlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Atkinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Crofton
- Earlington
- Greenville
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 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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #486120 (Atkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #486120 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Haleys Mill
- Location given for Atkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1003211 Lon: -87.3383326
- 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 Christian, 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- Atkinson 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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