A visit to the Eastwood 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 Eastwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Eastwood Cemetery (FG ID #2278967).
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 Eastwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eastwood Cemetery:
38.2403, -85.4445
The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Eastwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eastwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Eastwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eastwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flat Rock Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Floydsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yager Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pewee Valley Cemetery East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pewee Valley Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Speer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Souther Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Middletown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Boulware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Country Home Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Home Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Curl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eastwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eastwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eastwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Fisherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Bannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Crestwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pewee Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Douglass Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
- Coldstream
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coldstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Worthington Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
- Lakeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Blue Ridge Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jeffersontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Orchard Grass Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Fincastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Creekside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creekside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Meadow Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Vale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
- Rolling Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Keeneland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keeneland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneland
- Meadowbrook Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Whipps Millgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whipps Millgate is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipps Millgate
- Moorland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moorland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Bellemeade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellemeade is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemeade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hurstbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurstbourne is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurstbourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,397 people
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 Eastwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eastwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Eastwood 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 Eastwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2278967
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eastwood 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. |