A visit to the France 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 France Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the France Cemetery:
37.1292, -86.0955
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the France Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The France Cemetery is located in Edmonson County<2>.
The county seat for Edmonson County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the France Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the France Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the France Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from France Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woolsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Little Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Old Guides Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Guides Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Guides Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- The Camp Ground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73294 <5>
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Cemetery
- Mammoth Cave Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640733 <5>
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Farmers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Farmers Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Adwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adwell Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwell Cemetery
- Good Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Spring Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring Cemetery
- Hatcher - Poynter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bark Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273222 <5>
- Holton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring Cemetery
- Smith's Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Merry Oaks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Merry Oaks Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Little Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Little Jordan Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jordan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the France Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from France Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Park City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Mammoth Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Cave City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rhoda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Smiths Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Oil City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Beckton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Horse Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cub Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kyrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rocky Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Sweeden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Dogcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Haywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Coral Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Munfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 France Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edmonson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The France Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave City
- Glasgow
- Horse Cave
- Mammoth Cave
- Munfordville
- Smiths Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 France Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Edmonson 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 France Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #492430 (France Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #492430 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: Edmonson
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mammoth Cave
- Location given for France Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1292148 Lon: -86.0955332
- 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 Edmonson, 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- France 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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