A visit to the Hight 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 Hight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hight Cemetery:
37.1728, -87.3417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hight Cemetery is located in Hopkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hopkins County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hight Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharbers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sharbers Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharbers Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Prowse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prowse Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Prowse Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prowse Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prowse Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75635 <5>
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Wynns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wynns Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynns Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Eades Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eades Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eades Cemetery
- Former name for Eades Cemetery:
- Pittman Cemetery
- McIntosh Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dunning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Cary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cary Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Luckett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Ebling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bancroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Depoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Nortonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luzerne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Mortons Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Earles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Powderly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Earlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Kirkmansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Fearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Madisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <6>
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Beech Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Bevier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- South Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
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 Hight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hopkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Crofton
- Earlington
- Greenville
- Madisonville
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 Hight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hopkins 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 Hight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494224 (Hight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494224 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: Hopkins
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graham
- Location given for Hight Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1728213 Lon: -87.3416649
- 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 Hopkins, 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- Hight 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. |