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A visit to the Fountain Run Cemetery ...


The location of the Fountain Run Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Fountain Run Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fountain Run Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fountain Run Cemetery

Lat:   36.7228°   (36° 43' 22")

Lon:   -85.9650°   (-85° 57' 54")

The Fountain Run Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Tompkinsville. Tompkinsville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Fountain Run Cemetery .

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 Fountain Run Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Monroe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Fountain Run Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fountain Run Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fountain Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fountain Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Holland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Allen County
    • Akersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
      • Akersville is located in Monroe County
    • Austin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Barren County
    • Oak Forest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
      • Oak Forest is located in Allen County
    • Etoile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
      • Etoile is located in Barren County
    • Mount Hermon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
    • Mud Lick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
      • Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
    • Cedar Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
    • Gamaliel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frog Pond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
      • Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
    • Lucas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Barren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Walnut Shade
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
        • Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
      • Scottsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
        • Scottsville is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
      • Forkton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
        • Forkton is located in Monroe County
      • Lafayette
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Red Boiling Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
        • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County (TN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <4>
      • Nobob
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
        • Nobob is located in Barren County
      • Clementsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clementsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
        • Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
      • Tompkinsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
        • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <4>
      • Yesse
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
        • Yesse is located in Allen County
      • Petroleum
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petroleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
        • Petroleum is located in Allen County
      • Jenkins Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
        • Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
      • Eighty Eight
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
        • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
      • Meador
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
        • Meador is located in Allen County

    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 Fountain Run Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fountain Run Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fountain Run Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fountain Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • White Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Home Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bandy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bandy Cemetery is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bandy Cemetery
    • Roark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roark Cemetery is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roark Cemetery
    • Neal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neal Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Antioch Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Church Cemetery is located in Barren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Church Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Barren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Young Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Barren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Thomerson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomerson Cemetery is located in Barren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomerson Cemetery
    • Combs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Combs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Combs Cemetery is located in Barren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
    • Burgess Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burgess Cemetery is located in Barren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
    • Tracy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tracy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tracy Cemetery is located in Barren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tracy Cemetery
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Austin Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Austin Cemetery is located in Barren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
      • Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barren County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Austin.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156890 <6>
      • Scott Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scott Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Cornith Gardens Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornith Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cornith Gardens Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornith Gardens Cemetery
      • Belcher Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Young Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • The Young Cemetery is located in Barren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Mosby Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mosby Cemetery is located in Barren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosby Cemetery
      • Bradshaw Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Barren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
      • Kinslow Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinslow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kinslow Cemetery is located in Barren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinslow Cemetery
      • Fishburn Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fishburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fishburn Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fishburn Cemetery
      • Enon Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • The Enon Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
      • John Brandon Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Brandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The John Brandon Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Brandon Cemetery
      • Elias McDonald Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elias McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elias McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elias McDonald Cemetery
      • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Lyon Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lyon Cemetery is located in Barren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyon Cemetery
      • Alkinson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alkinson Cemetery is located in Barren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alkinson Cemetery
      • Chambers Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chambers Cemetery is located in Barren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Fountain Run Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #492375  (Fountain Run Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #492375 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fountain Run
      • County: Monroe         Elev: 241
      • Location given for GNIS #492375 (Fountain Run Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Monroe, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fountain Run Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7228, Longitude: -85.9650       In this case, the coordinates for the Fountain Run Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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