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A visit to the Cress Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cress Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cress Cemetery

Lat:   37.9352°   (37° 56' 6")

Lon:   -83.8911°   (-83° 53' 27")

The Cress Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cress 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 Cress Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cress Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Cress Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cress Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Black Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Black Creek is located in Powell County
  • Paint Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
    • Paint Creek is located in Powell County
  • Morris Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
    • Morris Creek is located in Powell County
  • Levee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
    • Levee is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Levee
    • From the Cress Cemetery to Levee
  • Camargo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camargo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Westbend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Piggville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jeffersonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <7>
  • Virden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
    • Virden is located in Powell County
  • Powell Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Powell Valley is located in Powell County
  • Waltersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
    • Waltersville is located in Powell County
  • Clay City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Clay City is located in Powell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <7>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Old Clay City Road
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Clay City Road have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
      • Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
    • Kiddville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stanton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Bend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
      • North Bend is located in Powell County
    • Means
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Means have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
      • Means is located in Menifee County
    • Rabbit Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
      • Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
    • Rightangle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hatton Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rosslyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Spencer Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
      • Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Vaughns Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pecks Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
      • Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
    • Upper Cane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Prewitt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prewitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
      • Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prewitt
      • From the Cress Cemetery to Prewitt

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 Cress Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cress Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Cress Cemetery:

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cress Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9352, Longitude: -83.8911    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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