A visit to the Kerr 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 Kerr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kerr Cemetery:
37.4603, -85.4058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kerr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kerr Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Campbellsville. Campbellsville lies just to the south southeast of the Kerr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kerr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Kerr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kerr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Feather Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Feather Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Cemetery
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Dewitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dewitt Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Rafferty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rafferty Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafferty Cemetery
- Brookman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookman Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Underwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Beams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beams Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beams Cemetery
- St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- Benningfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Benningfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benningfield Cemetery
- Johnson Family Burial Grounds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Skaggs Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs Cemetery
- Cowherd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowherd Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowherd Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- The Brookside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Taylor County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73178 <5>
- St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- Holy Name of Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Kerr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kerr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saloma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Jessietown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Saint Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Maple
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Raywick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Belltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Campbellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Calvary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Mary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Frogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Gleanings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Wright's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Salleetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Peck Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Stiles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Acton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
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 Kerr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kerr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Kerr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 Kerr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #495689 (Kerr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #495689 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saloma
- Location given for Kerr Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4603414 Lon: -85.4057975
- 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 Taylor, 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- Kerr 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. |