A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cook Cemetery (FG ID #2301726).
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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
36.5276, -88.5247
The Cook Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
Name Variations for Cook Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boydsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Boydsville Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Story Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jetton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jetton Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetton Cemetery
- Doublin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Doublin Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublin Cemetery
- Lynnville Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tibbs Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbs Cemetery
- Lynnville Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Pickard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Cavitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cavitt Cemetery is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavitt Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran 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 Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Protemus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Harris Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Latham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Puryear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Conyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kirksey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- New Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pryorsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ore Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Almo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
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 Cook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Mayfield
- Murray
- Paris
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 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves 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 Cook Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2301726
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #489997 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #489997 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: Graves
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lynnville
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5275578 Lon: -88.5244914
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Graves, 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- Cook 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. |