A visit to the Kyrock Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Kyrock Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kyrock Cemetery (FG ID #1960513).
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 Kyrock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kyrock Cemetery:
37.2719, -86.2573
The Kyrock Cemetery is located in Edmonson County<2>.
The county seat for Edmonson County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies just to the south of the Kyrock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kyrock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kyrock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kyrock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cove Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cove Hollow Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Hollow Cemetery
- John Stevenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cub Creek Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Creek Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Good Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Spring Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Gravel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Gravel Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Decker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Kyrock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kyrock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kyrock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sweeden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lindseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stockholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rhoda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mammoth Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Peonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Higdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leitchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whittinghill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jetson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
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 Kyrock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edmonson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kyrock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leitchfield
- Mammoth Cave
- Smiths Grove
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 Kyrock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Edmonson 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 Kyrock Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1960513
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Edmonson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kyrock 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |