A visit to the Biggers Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Biggers Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Biggers Cemetery (FG ID #73068).
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 Biggers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Biggers Cemetery:
36.8158, -85.7921
The Biggers Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Tompkinsville. Tompkinsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Biggers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Biggers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Biggers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Biggers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McPherson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Alkinson Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkinson Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Mosier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mosier Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tracy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tracy Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggs Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buckley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Thomerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thomerson Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomerson Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dubree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harvey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Biggers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Biggers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Hermon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nobob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mud Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etoile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Eighty Eight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Beaumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fountain Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gamaliel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Akersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dubre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Cedar Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hestand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edmonton
(15 miles [24.1 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 Biggers 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 Biggers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edmonton
- Glasgow
- 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 Biggers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Biggers Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #73068
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #487292 (Biggers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #487292 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freedom
- Location given for Biggers Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.815888 Lon: -85.7927523
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Biggers 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |