A visit to the Fern Hill 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 Fern Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fern Hill Cemetery:
37.7837, -87.1872
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Daviess County<2>.
The county seat for Daviess County is located in Owensboro. Owensboro lies just to the east southeast of the Fern Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fern Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fern Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fern Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lancaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Sorgho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sorgho Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorgho Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alexander Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Rockport (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84155 <5>
- Alexandria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- Baker Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Baker Creek Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Creek Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Reo (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960632 <5>
- Hix Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- McCain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McCain Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain Cemetery
- Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
- The Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mapel Mount Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fern Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fern Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Owensboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Curdsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- West Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Moseleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Browns Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carlinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Masonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ensor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Richland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yelvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Dayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Rock Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Spottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
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 Fern Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Daviess County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fern Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Fern Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Daviess 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 Fern Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #492043 (Fern Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #492043 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: Daviess
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owensboro West
- Location given for Fern Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7836586 Lon: -87.1872212
- 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 Daviess, 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' (or 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- Fern Hill 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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