A visit to the Flatrock 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 Flatrock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flatrock Cemetery:
37.0756, -87.4439
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flatrock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flatrock Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Flatrock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flatrock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Flatrock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flatrock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Crofton.
- The Crofton Ridgetop Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crofton Cemetery
- Ridge Top Cemetery
- Ridgetop Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75736 <5>
- Foster Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Foster Garden Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Foster Garden Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Crofton.
- The Foster Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Foster Field Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73980 <5>
- Petersburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Crofton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274258 <5>
- McIntosh Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Wynns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wynns Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynns Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Croft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Cansler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cansler Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cansler Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Sharbers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharbers Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharbers Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield 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 Flatrock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flatrock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crofton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Fearsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Kirkmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Mortons Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Earlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hopkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Depoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Dawson Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cerulean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allegre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Nebo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Earles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Fiddle Bow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Claxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Madisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Flatrock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flatrock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crofton
- Dawson Springs
- Earlington
- Greenville
- Hopkinsville
- Madisonville
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 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 Flatrock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Flatrock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #492221 (Flatrock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #492221 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crofton
- Location given for Flatrock Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0755995 Lon: -87.44389
- 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 Christian, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flatrock 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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