A visit to the Eakins 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 Eakins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eakins Cemetery:
37.6664, -87.5417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eakins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eakins Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Eakins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Eakins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eakins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Eakins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Eakins Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakins Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- McMullin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McMullin Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullin Cemetery
- Akins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Akins Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Meahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meahl Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meahl Cemetery
- New Sights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Sights Cemetery is located in Henderson County
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- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in McLean County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Normen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Normen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normen Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Agnew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Agnew Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew Cemetery
- Corey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Corey Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Tapp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Tapp Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapp Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Onton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Onton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eakins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eakins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Robards
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sebree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Niagara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
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- Poole
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Onton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
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- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lemon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Corydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Hebbardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slaughters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
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- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
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- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Vanderburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Jewel City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- West Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
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- Free Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
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- Smith Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
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- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Eakins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eakins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Eakins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Eakins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #491415 (Eakins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #491415 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Robards
- Location given for Eakins Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6664326 Lon: -87.5416743
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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 Henderson, 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 from Point A (ie- Eakins 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. |