A visit to the John Simpson 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 John Simpson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Simpson Cemetery:
36.9820, -84.6527
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the John Simpson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The John Simpson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies just to the north northeast of the John Simpson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the John Simpson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the John Simpson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Loveall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Loveall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveall Cemetery
- Hallars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hallars Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallars Cemetery
- Stiggall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stiggall Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiggall Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Corbit Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollars Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Cemetery
- Quinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Quinton Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton Cemetery
- Prather Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Barker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weaver Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Farm Cemetery
- New Salem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Canada Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Canada Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Somerset.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75549 <5>
- Hislope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hislope Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hislope Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Kidder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kidder Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder Cemetery
- Mayfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- Grave Hill United Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove 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 John Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bronston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frazer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Tateville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Mill Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Sloans Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Faubush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Piney Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Grundy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Vinnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Ritner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Dykes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Science Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wiborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Dabney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Ansel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Mount Victory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Shopville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Coin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
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 John Simpson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The John Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Monticello
- Somerset
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 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 John Simpson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 John Simpson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #495334 (John Simpson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #495334 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frazer
- Location given for John Simpson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9820206 Lon: -84.6527192
- 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 Pulaski, 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' (or 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- John Simpson 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. |