A visit to the Atwell 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 Atwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atwell Cemetery:
38.0223, -86.2266
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atwell Cemetery is located in Meade County<2>.
The county seat for Meade County is located in Brandenburg. Brandenburg lies just to the east southeast of the Atwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Atwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cap Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Bell Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bell Knob Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Knob Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Ditto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ditto Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditto Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Chism Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chism Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chism Cemetery
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill Cemetery
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hillgrove Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove Cemetery
- Bliss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bliss Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buck Grove Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Crosie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Crosie Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosie Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Beswick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Beswick Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick Cemetery
- Old Goshen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Goshen Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Goshen Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Atwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mauckport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sirocco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Brandenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
- Glidas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Lodale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lodale is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Valley City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Oolite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oolite is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Battletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Payneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ekron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- New Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Laconia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Andyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Haysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Guston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Buck Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Cedar Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beechland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Dogwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
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 Atwell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Meade County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Atwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Meade 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 Atwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #486127 (Atwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #486127 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: Meade
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mauckport
- Location given for Atwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0222912 Lon: -86.2266386
- 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 Meade, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atwell 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. |