A visit to the Bailey Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bailey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bailey Cemetery
Lat: 36.6531° (36° 39' 11")
Lon: -85.5996° (-85° 35' 58")
The Bailey Cemetery is located in Monroe County<1>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Tompkinsville. Tompkinsville lies just to the west northwest of the Bailey Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Bailey Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bailey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Poland Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Odle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spear Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Old Mulkey Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clementsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pitcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ben A. McLerran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eads - Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walker Reecer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkpatrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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]<2> of the Bailey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bailey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hestand
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hestand
- From the Bailey Cemetery to Hestand
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boles
- From the Bailey Cemetery to Boles
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Meshack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meshack
- From the Bailey Cemetery to Meshack
- Tompkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <7>
- Clementsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Celina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Free Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Forkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Forkton
- From the Bailey Cemetery to Forkton
- Gamaliel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dubre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubre have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jenkins Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grider
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Bailey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bailey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burkesville
- Celina
- Tompkinsville
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 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 Bailey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Monroe County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Bailey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #486214 (Bailey Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #486214 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Vernon
- County: Monroe Elev: 315
- Location given for GNIS #486214 (Bailey Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bailey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6531, Longitude: -85.5996 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |