A visit to the Back 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 Back Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Back Cemetery:
37.9307, -83.4848
The Back Cemetery is located in Menifee County<1>.
The county seat for Menifee County is located in Frenchburg. Frenchburg lies just to the west of the Back Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Back Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Back Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Back Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arrowood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Higgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- William K. Nickell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Cecil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ezel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Station Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Lovelace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denniston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pomeroyton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pomeroyton Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroyton Cemetery
- Catron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Back Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Back Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Korea
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wellington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Denniston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ezel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mariba
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valeria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Frenchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Toliver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yocum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suddith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sudith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rothwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Malone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- West Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Helechawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wrigley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Black Sulpher Spring
(13 miles [20.9 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 Back Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Menifee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Back Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campton
- Frenchburg
- West Liberty
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 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 Back Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Menifee 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 Back Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #510334 (Back Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #510334 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: Menifee
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ezel
- Location given for Back Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9309177 Lon: -83.4843516
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Menifee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Back Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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