A visit to the Big Springs 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 Big Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Springs Cemetery:
37.4695, -85.9058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Big Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Big Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brashear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brashear Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear Cemetery
- Upton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Upton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Cemetery
- Leesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Leesville Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville Cemetery
- McCanless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCanless Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanless Cemetery
- Brackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Bland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168783 <5>
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Copelin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Copelin Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copelin Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- The Camp Ground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73295 <5>
- Gaddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaddle Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddle Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old St. Ignatius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wooden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wooden Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Cemetery
- Hammondsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hammondsville Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsville Cemetery
- The Hammondsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bacon Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239088 <5>
- Carbytown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Carbytown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbytown Cemetery
- Craddock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Craddock Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddock Cemetery
- Caswell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Caswell Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Big Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Upton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sonora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Flint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Seven Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Bonnieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Nolin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Wheelers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Glendale Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spurrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Star Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- White Mills Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Old Stephensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Eastview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Hansbrough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hansbrough is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansbrough
- Stephensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Gaithers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
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 Big Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Big Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Big Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #487274 (Big Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #487274 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Upton
- Location given for Big Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4695022 Lon: -85.9057983
- 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 Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Big Springs 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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