A visit to the Childress 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 Childress Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Childress Cemetery:
36.9889, -87.7214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Childress Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Childress Cemetery is located in Trigg County<2>.
The county seat for Trigg County is located in Cadiz. Cadiz lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Childress Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Childress Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Childress Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Childress Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Cerulean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cerulean Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerulean Cemetery
- The Cerulean Cemetery has also been known as:
- Turner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991593 <5>
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Irvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Irvin Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvin Cemetery
- Newson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Newson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newson Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
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- McConnell - Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McConnell - Pollard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell - Pollard Cemetery
- The McConnell - Pollard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pollard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75577 <5>
- Millwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Millwood Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Ladd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Kenady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kenady Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenady Cemetery
- Cornelius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Childress Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Childress Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cerulean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Cobb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Wallonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Hopson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Claxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Gracey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- McGowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Cadiz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Lewistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lamasco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dawson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Crofton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Empire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Hopkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Dulaney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
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 Childress Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trigg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Childress Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Crofton
- Dawson Springs
- Hopkinsville
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Childress Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Trigg 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 Childress Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #489474 (Childress Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #489474 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: Trigg
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gracey
- Location given for Childress Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9889364 Lon: -87.7213992
- 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 Trigg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Childress 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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