A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
38.0290, -84.0091
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies just to the northeast of the French Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Chenault Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chenault Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenault Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Machpelah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Machpelah Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah Cemetery
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Rupard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rupard Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupard Cemetery
- Irvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Irvin Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvin Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Kincaid & Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magowan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Magowan Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magowan Cemetery
- Enoch Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Enoch Smith Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Smith Cemetery
- Cravens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cravens Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Cemetery
- Prewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prewitt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Grassy Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Kiddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Mount Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Levee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Camargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Judy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Rabbit Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Westbend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rightangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Spencer Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- North Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Virden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Renick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Renick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Log Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Powell Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Jeffersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peeled Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
- Stony Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Waltersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Clay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piggville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Paint Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Morris Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Sharpsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Austerlitz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Mount Sterling
- Sharpsburg
- Winchester
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 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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 French Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #492520 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #492520 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sideview
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.028968 Lon: -84.0090905
- 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 Montgomery, 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- French 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |