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A visit to the Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyd Cemetery

Lat:   36.9500°   (36° 57' 0")

Lon:   -87.4492°   (-87° 26' 57")

The Boyd Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.

The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies just to the south southwest of the Boyd Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dogwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dogwood Cemetery
    • The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • The Dogwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Barren Springs Cemetery
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Haddock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haddock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haddock Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lanier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lanier Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Old Bell Place Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bell Place Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Bell Place Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Old Bell Place Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Cave Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Springs Cemetery
    • The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopkinsville.
    • The Cave Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cave Spring Cemetery
    • Cove Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73355 <5>
  • Hamby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamby Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Foster Field Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Field Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Field Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Harmony Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Steel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steel Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Ridge Top Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Top Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridge Top Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Dunning Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunning Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Long Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Ladd Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ladd Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Wood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wood Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Green Hill Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Christian County
    • Gray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Flatrock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flatrock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flatrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flatrock Cemetery is located in Christian County

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 Boyd Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fearsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
    • Fearsville is located in Christian County
  • Hopkinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crofton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bluff Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
    • Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
  • Empire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Christian County
  • Fairview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gracey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
    • Gracey is located in Christian County
  • Church Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Church Hill is located in Christian County
  • Allegre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
    • Allegre is located in Todd County
  • Kirkmansville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
    • Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
  • Bainbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Christian County
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Newstead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
      • Newstead is located in Christian County
    • Cerulean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nortonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Caledonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Trigg County
    • Herndon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Christian County
    • Clifty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
      • Clifty is located in Todd County
    • White Plains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <7>
    • Howel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
      • Howel is located in Christian County
    • Saint Charles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Oak Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
    • Trenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <7>
    • Elkton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <7>
    • Bancroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Cobb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
    • Wallonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
      • Wallonia is located in Trigg County

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 Boyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boyd Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Boyd Cemetery:

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 Boyd Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #487767  (Boyd Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #487767 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: Kelly
    • County: Christian         Elev: 219
    • Location given for GNIS #487767 (Boyd Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 Christian, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Boyd Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9500, Longitude: -87.4492       In this case, the coordinates for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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.




 

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