A visit to the Camp Nelson National 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 Camp Nelson National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Camp Nelson National Cemetery:
37.7873, -84.6026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Camp Nelson National Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Camp Nelson National Cemetery is located in Jessamine County<2>.
The county seat for Jessamine County is located in Nicholasville. Nicholasville lies just to the north northeast of the Camp Nelson National Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Camp Nelson National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Camp Nelson National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Armster Bruner Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Graveyard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Graveyard
- Corman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Corman Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corman Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Baptist Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Baptist Cemetery
- The Macedonia Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Blackbridge MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405401 <5>
- Rhorer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhorer Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhorer Cemetery
- Gunns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gunns Chapel Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunns Chapel Cemetery
- Sallee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sallee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallee Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cog Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cog Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cog Hill Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Freindship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Freindship Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freindship Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Weeping Willow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poosey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Poosey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poosey Cemetery
- Mundys Landing Road Cemetery (?)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Burgin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin Cemetery
- Burgin Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Camp Nelson National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Little Hickman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Vineyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Hanly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
- Bryantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Pollard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Edenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenton
- Mount Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Wilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jessamine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Cottonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonburg
- Cuzick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzick
- Logana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Burgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Town
- Newby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newby is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Valley View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
- Spears
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catnip
- Mundys Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing
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 Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jessamine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burgin
- Burgin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
- Nicholasville
- Wilmore
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Camp Nelson National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Jessamine 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 Camp Nelson National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #488708 (Camp Nelson National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488708 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: Jessamine
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Hickman
- Location given for Camp Nelson National Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7856346 Lon: -84.5999414
- 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 Jessamine, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Nelson National 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |