A visit to the Hays Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hays Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hays Cemetery
Lat: 37.0356° (37° 2' 8")
Lon: -86.1455° (-86° 8' 43")
The Hays Cemetery is located in Warren County<2>.
The county seat for Warren County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Hays Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hays Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merry Oaks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merry Oaks Cemetery
- The Merry Oaks Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Smith's Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith's Grove Cemetery
- The Smith's Grove Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Moon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barren County
- The Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh General Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133445 <5>
- Lambert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Plain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plain View Cemetery
- The Plain View Cemetery is located in Warren County
- The Plain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Plainview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151640 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Kinser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinser Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kinser Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- France Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the France Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The France Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
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- Woolsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Martinsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Long Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Long Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Little Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Hawks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Petty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Springs Cemetery
- The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Allen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Wells Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Barren County
- The Camp Ground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73294 <5>
- Old Guides Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Guides Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Guides Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Guides Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocky Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Smiths Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Beckton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <6>
- Rocky Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oil City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Rhoda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Highland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Gotts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Gotts is located in Warren County
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- Claypool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claypool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Meador
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meador. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Mammoth Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Cave
- Mammoth Cave is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Cave <6>
- Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Barren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <6>
- Yesse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cave City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Cedar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Stockholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stockholm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Halifax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Coral Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coral Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
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 Hays Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Warren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave City
- Glasgow
- Mammoth Cave
- Smiths Grove
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 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 Hays Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Warren County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Hays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #493933 (Hays Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #493933 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Smiths Grove
- County: Warren Elev: 201
- Location given for GNIS #493933 (Hays Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 Warren, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hays Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0356, Longitude: -86.1455 In this case, the coordinates for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |