A visit to the Eastern Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Eastern Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Eastern Cemetery (FG ID #73814).
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 Eastern Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eastern Cemetery:
38.2467, -85.7247
The Eastern Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Louisville.
The cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
Adjacent to the Eastern Cemetery and just to the east is the Cave Hill Cemetery.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies just to the west southwest of the Eastern Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eastern Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Eastern Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eastern Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Michael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Louisville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Western Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Prather Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Portland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Portland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Schardein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Breckinridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Cemetery
- Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Albany National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manslick Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Manslick Road Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manslick Road Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 38 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Eastern Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eastern Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- German Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parkway Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parkway Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Audubon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Jeffersonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strathmoor Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmoor Manor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Seneca Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Mockingbird Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Arctic Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prestonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strathmoor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmoor Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Wellington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Strathmoor Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmoor Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor Gardens
- Kingsley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Broad Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broad Fields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Fields
- Seminary Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seminary Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Bellewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bellewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Cherrywood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherrywood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Brownsboro Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brownsboro Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Druid Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Druid Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druid Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Rolling Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watterson Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watterson Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- West Buechel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Buechel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buechel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
- Plymouth Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plymouth Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Village
- Springlee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlee
- Norbourne Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norbourne Estates is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbourne Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Fairmeade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairmeade is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmeade
- Saint Matthews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Maryhill Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maryhill Estates is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryhill Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Windy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Robinswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinswood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Oak Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Parkland
(4 miles [6.4 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 Eastern Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eastern Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jeffersonville
- Louisville
- Saint Matthews
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 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 Eastern Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Eastern Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #73814
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #491509 (Eastern Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #491509 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louisville East
- Location given for Eastern Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2459044 Lon: -85.7241287
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastern 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. |