A visit to the Handcock 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 Handcock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Handcock Cemetery:
38.5284, -84.8727
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Handcock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Handcock Cemetery is located in Owen County<2>.
The county seat for Owen County is located in Owenton. Owenton lies just to the east northeast of the Handcock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Handcock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Handcock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Handcock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lusby / Kemper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kemper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kemper Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Cemetery
- Benjamin Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Forsee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Forsee Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsee Cemetery
- Yancey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Yancey Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Cemetery
- Burfort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burfort Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burfort Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owenton IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Yancey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Yancey Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Ransdel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ransdel Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransdel Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168652 <5>
- Squiresville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Beech Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waldrope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Waldrope Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrope 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 Handcock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Handcock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Owenton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Cull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cull is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cull
- Hallam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Long Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Squiresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Squiresville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiresville
- Gratz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gratz is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- New Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Liberty is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Hesler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesler
- Sweet Owen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
- Perry Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perry Park is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Breck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Breck is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breck
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bromley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bromley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Moxley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Holiday Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Ford
- Wheatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Sanders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Ford
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Teresita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teresita
- Beechwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Fairbanks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
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 Handcock Cemetery. The following communities are located in Owen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Handcock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Handcock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Owen 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 Handcock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #493674 (Handcock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #493674 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: Owen
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owenton
- Location given for Handcock Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5284003 Lon: -84.8727265
- 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 Owen, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Handcock 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |