A visit to the Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirkwood Cemetery:
37.9112, -84.9279
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kirkwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Harrodsburg. Harrodsburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Kirkwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kirkwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Kirkwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirkwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayo Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mayo Church Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Church Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
- Bond - McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bond - McCoy Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond - McCoy Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Cornishville.
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grapevine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141641 <5>
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willhoyt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Willhoyt Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhoyt Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Salt River Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Pennys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pennys Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennys Chapel Cemetery
- Dorsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Stine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stine Cemetery
- Sea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sea Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cemetery
- Royalty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Royalty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty Cemetery
- Royalty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Woodlawn Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bell - Carpenter Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carpenter Lane Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Kirkwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirkwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Vanarsdell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Salvisa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McBrayer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer
- Tablow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Fox Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- McAfee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Seaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Sinai
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
- Ashbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharpsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Cornishville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Braxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Lawrenceburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Mundys Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing
- Nonesuch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Tyrone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Glensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Mortonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonsville
- Milner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Tatham Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Harrodsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alton Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Station
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 Kirkwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kirkwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Kirkwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Kirkwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2566102 (Kirkwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2566102 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McBrayer
- Location given for Kirkwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.91123 Lon: -84.92788
- 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 Mercer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kirkwood 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. |
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