A visit to the Decker 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 Decker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Decker Cemetery:
36.8962, -84.9944
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Decker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Decker 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 east southeast of the Decker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Decker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Decker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Decker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Adair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Parnell Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Norfleet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Norfleet Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfleet Cemetery
- Stop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stop Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop Cemetery
- Tabor - Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bob Southwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Koger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Koger Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koger Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Stringer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stringer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer Cemetery
- Memorial Turners Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Decker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Decker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Lula ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Parnell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Murl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Cumberland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Rankin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Alpha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Esto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Shearer Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Vinnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sumpter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Russell Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Montpelier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Crocus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Savage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Slickford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Faubush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Cundiff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
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 Decker 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 Decker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jamestown
- Monticello
- Russell Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Decker 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 Decker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #490748 (Decker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #490748 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: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jabez
- Location given for Decker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.89618 Lon: -84.994396
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Decker 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. |