A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
37.1487, -85.7316
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County<2>.
The county seat for Metcalfe County is located in Edmonton. Edmonton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ennies Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ennies Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennies Cemetery
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buck Hill Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Hill Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- The Bowles Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nunn - Bowles Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2471325 <5>
- Hiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hiser Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiser Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
- Houk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Houk Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houk Cemetery
- Cassady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cassady Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassady Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- McGlasson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlasson Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- McCubbin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCubbin Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCubbin Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Forbis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forbis Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbis Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Hedgespeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hedgespeth Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgespeth Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer 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 Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Three Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Pascal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Hiseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Knob Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Hardyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Bunnell Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Liletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Canmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Coral Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Horse Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Slick Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Exie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Rowletts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Munfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gabe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Pickett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Greensburg
(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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Metcalfe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave City
- Edmonton
- Glasgow
- Greensburg
- Horse Cave
- Munfordville
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 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Metcalfe 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #492448 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #492448 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: Metcalfe
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1486662 Lon: -85.7316368
- 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 Metcalfe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin 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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