A visit to the Greenwell 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 Greenwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwell Cemetery:
37.7195, -85.5758
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.
The county seat for Nelson County is located in Bardstown. Bardstown lies just to the northeast of the Greenwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vowles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vowles Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowles Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Edlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Edlin Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edlin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pottinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pottinger Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottinger Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Little Brick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Brick Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brick Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Potts Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Potts Spring Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Spring Cemetery
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Burying Ground is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Burying Ground
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Castleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Castleman Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bardstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bardstown Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph 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 Greenwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Nelsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- New Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Balltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gethsemane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Bellwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Greenbrier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Cravens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Holy Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Bardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Younger Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Withrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Withrow is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- White City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Howardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Saint Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Nerinx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Gandertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Manton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Botland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Nazareth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Bourbon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
- Hunters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
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 Greenwell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nelson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Greenwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Nelson 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 Greenwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #493346 (Greenwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #493346 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: Nelson
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Haven
- Location given for Greenwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7195064 Lon: -85.575794
- 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 Nelson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwell 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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