A visit to the Compton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Compton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Compton Cemetery (FG ID #2192959).
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 Compton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Compton Cemetery:
36.6262, -85.7681
The Compton Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Tompkinsville. Tompkinsville lies just to the northeast of the Compton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Compton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Compton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Compton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chimney Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clementsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pitcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Mulkey Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ben A. McLerran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cornith Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Cherry Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Compton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Compton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gamaliel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clementsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hestand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mud Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Akersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frog Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Fountain Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Compton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Compton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
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 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 Compton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Compton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2192959
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Monroe, 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- Compton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |