A visit to the Criswell 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 Criswell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Criswell Cemetery:
37.0526, -88.9870
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Criswell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Criswell Cemetery is located in Ballard County<2>.
The county seat for Ballard County is located in Wickliffe. Wickliffe lies just to the southwest of the Criswell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Criswell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Criswell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Criswell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Northington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Northington Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northington Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Pollock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- La Cemetery Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Hazelwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Newton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Watwood Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watwood Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Blank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blank Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Bridgewater Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridgewater Graveyard is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Graveyard
- Owsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Owsley Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Owsley Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owsley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Barlow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2534673 <5>
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Liberty Cemetery
- New Liberty General Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280163 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner 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 Criswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Criswell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- La Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Gage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Ceredo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Kevil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bandana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Blandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Cimota City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Wickliffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Ragland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mound City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <6>
- Lovelaceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Future City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Olmsted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Grahamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Cairo Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Bardwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- West Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Grand Chain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Criswell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ballard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Criswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bardwell
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Criswell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Joppa
- La Center
- Mound City
- Mounds
- Wickliffe
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 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 Criswell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Ballard 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 Criswell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #490350 (Criswell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #490350 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: Ballard
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Center
- Location given for Criswell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0525533 Lon: -88.9870098
- 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 Ballard, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Criswell 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. |