A visit to the Elder 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 Elder Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elder Cemetery:
37.5437, -85.0202
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elder Cemetery is located in Casey County<2>.
The county seat for Casey County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Elder Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elder Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Elder Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elder Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Minor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Minor Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Rollertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rollertown Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollertown Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Aliceton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Aliceton Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Roller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Roller Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller Cemetery
- Clarkson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clarkson Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Cemetery
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- Crews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crews Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crews Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Mitchellsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73595 <5>
- Purdom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Purdom Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
- Minor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Minor Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Tatum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tatum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
- Cox Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Graveyard is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Graveyard
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Southerland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Southerland Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southerland Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elder Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forkland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Gravel Switch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Aliceton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Brumfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Riley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Mitchellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Craintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Bradfordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butchertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Parksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
- Alum Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Stewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Simstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simstown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simstown
- Peck Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Moreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Atoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Dixville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Greenbriar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Salleetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Hustonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Davis Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 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 Elder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Casey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elder 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 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Casey 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #491616 (Elder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #491616 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: Casey
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gravel Switch
- Location given for Elder Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5436832 Lon: -85.0202361
- 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 Casey, 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- Elder 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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