A visit to the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West (FG ID #1995875).
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 Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West:
36.7967, -87.4777
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Hopkinsville.
The cemetery is located in Christian County<3>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies just to the north of the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, with the nearest first.
- Peaceful Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Major Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gainsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vine Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Major Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Rawlins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rawlins Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins Cemetery
- Green Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Haddock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Haddock Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock Cemetery
- Old Bell Place Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Double Barn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Double Barn Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Barn Cemetery
- Garrott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Garrott Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrott Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, with the nearest first:
- Hopkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Herndon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bennettstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stryker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Gracey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fearsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crofton
- Elkton
- Hopkinsville
- LaFayette
- Pembroke
- Trenton
- Trenton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Trenton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1995875
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |