A visit to the Collett 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 Collett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collett Cemetery:
37.5206, -84.4852
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collett Cemetery is located in Garrard County<2>.
The county seat for Garrard County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the northwest of the Collett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Collett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Preachersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Crab Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crab Orchard Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Whitley Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whitley Graveyard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Graveyard
- Albright Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Albright Graveyard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Graveyard
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cemetery
- Cartersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cartersville Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville Cemetery
- Paint Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Paint Lick Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Lick Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Crab Orchard.
- Abron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Abron Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abron Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Old Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Moss Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moss Cemetery
- Gum Sulpher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gum Sulpher Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulpher Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Wilmot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilmot Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson 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 Collett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Preachersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cartersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Turkeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Gum Sulphur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Hyattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Wallaceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Paint Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brodhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logantown
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Halls Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Ottenheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Broughtentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Slate Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Nina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Stanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buggytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Kirksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Hubble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble
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 Collett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garrard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collett 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 helpful 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 Collett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Garrard 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 Collett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #489838 (Collett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #489838 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: Garrard
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paint Lick
- Location given for Collett Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5206382 Lon: -84.4852145
- 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 Garrard, 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- Collett 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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