A visit to the Elk Spring 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 Elk Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Spring Cemetery:
36.8442, -84.8355
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elk Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elk Spring Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the southwest of the Elk Spring Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Elk Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Frisby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Frisby Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Bartlestons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bartlestons Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlestons Cemetery
- George Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Garth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth Cemetery
- Lonely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lonely Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonely Cemetery
- Green Betty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Betty Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Betty Cemetery
- Ingram / Vickery / Goddard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingram / Vickery / Goddard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram / Vickery / Goddard Cemetery
- The Ingram / Vickery / Goddard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ingram / Vickery / Goodard Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Hayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Koger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Koger Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koger Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Isbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Isbell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elk Spring Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sumpter - Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wither Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wither Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wither Cemetery
- Isaac Draughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Frank Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson 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 Elk Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monticello
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sumpter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Rankin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Mill Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Parnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Murl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Shearer Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Frazer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Slickford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Parmleysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Ritner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Vinnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Mount Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Lula ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Savage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Bronston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Faubush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Tateville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nancy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
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 Elk Spring 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 Elk Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Jamestown
- Monticello
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Elk Spring 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 Elk Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #491677 (Elk Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #491677 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: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monticello
- Location given for Elk Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8442385 Lon: -84.8355011
- 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 '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- Elk Spring 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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