A visit to the Confederate 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 Confederate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Confederate Cemetery:
36.9778, -87.9942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Eddyville. Eddyville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Confederate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Confederate Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Confederate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Steinbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Steinbaugh Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinbaugh Cemetery
- Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Stevens Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stevens Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Critmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Critmore Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critmore Cemetery
- Standard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Standard Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Piercy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Piercy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Oliver - Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oliver - Jones Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver - Jones Cemetery
- The Oliver - Jones Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oliver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75400 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dry Fork Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork Cemetery
- Sebron - Kilgore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman - Cash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamasco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Trigg Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Carmack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Hopson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Dulaney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- McGowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Eddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kuttawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cobb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Crider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Grand Rivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Cerulean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Lewistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Fairdealing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dycusburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
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 Confederate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Eddyville
- 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 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 Confederate Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 Confederate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #489952 (Confederate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #489952 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lamasco
- Location given for Confederate Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9778299 Lon: -87.9941877
- 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 Lyon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Confederate 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. |