A visit to the Blueball 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 Blueball Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blueball Cemetery:
37.7262, -86.0372
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blueball Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blueball Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Blueball Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blueball Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Blueball Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blueball Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arms Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arms Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Mays Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mays Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Grove Cemetery
- Rineyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rineyville Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rineyville Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Wheatley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wheatley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley Cemetery
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brigids Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Swan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Vine Grove East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Sutzer Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutzer Creek Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutzer Creek Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Fairfield Church Cemetery
- Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2345050 <5>
- North Hardin Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Blueball Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blueball Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Perryville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Howe Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Kraft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Rineyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Franklin Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Saint John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Vertrees
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Hansbrough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hansbrough is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansbrough
- Cecilia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Stephensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Gaithers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Radcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Star Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maples Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Pierce Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- White Mills Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Dietz Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
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 Blueball Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blueball 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 Blueball 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 Blueball Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #509530 (Blueball Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #509530 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: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howe Valley
- Location given for Blueball Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7261756 Lon: -86.0371873
- 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 from Point A (ie- Blueball 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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