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:
36.7226, -84.7419
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Criswell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Criswell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Gregory - Corder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Butler Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Grant Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rigney - Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barrier Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Barrier Cemetery #2 is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrier Cemetery #2
- Barrier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Barrier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrier Cemetery
- Pierce Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Kidd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Kidd Cemetery
- Lewis Coffey Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
- Dee West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dee West Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee West Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Denny Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Denny Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Farm Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Carl Kidd Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carl Kidd Graveyard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Kidd Graveyard
- The Caylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Caylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Caylor Cemetery
- David L. Crownshed Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- John Barrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The John Barrier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Barrier Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dobbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Floyd Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Floyd Kidd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Kidd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Parmleysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Sumpter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Ritner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slickford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Shearer Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Smith Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Murl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Rankin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Foster Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Stearns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Marshes Siding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Mill Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Revelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Whitley City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wiborg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Parnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Frazer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Pall Mall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Savage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Strunk
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Cumberland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Criswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 either 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 Wayne 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 #511641 (Criswell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #511641 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bell Farm
- Location given for Criswell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7225732 Lon: -84.741886
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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