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A visit to the Leonard Cemetery ...


The location of the Leonard Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Leonard Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leonard Cemetery

Lat:   37.0087°   (37° 0' 31")

Lon:   -88.4389°   (-88° 26' 20")

The Leonard Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.

The county seat for Marshall County is located in Benton. Benton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Leonard Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Leonard Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Marshall County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Leonard Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leonard Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leonard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Sharpe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
      • Sharpe is located in Marshall County
    • Ledbetter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <4>
    • Calvert City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
      • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
      • Calvert City has also been known as:
      • Calvert
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
    • Reidland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
      • Reidland is located in McCracken County
    • Symsonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Symsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symsonia
      • Symsonia is located in Graves County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Symsonia <4>
    • Gilbertsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <4>
    • Oakdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in McCracken County
    • Scale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
      • Scale is located in Marshall County
    • Tatumsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
      • Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
    • Hamletsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
      • Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <4>
    • Smithland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Unionville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Krebs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
        • Krebs is located in McCracken County
      • Lake City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
        • Lake City is located in Livingston County
      • Shady Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
        • Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
      • Paducah
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hendron
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
        • Hendron is located in McCracken County
      • Benton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand Rivers
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
        • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
      • Lone Oak
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
        • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
      • Boaz
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dogtown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
        • Dogtown is located in Marshall County
      • Brookport
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
        • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>

    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 Leonard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leonard Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Leonard Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leonard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fooks Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fooks Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fooks Cemetery
    • Howard Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Dishman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dishman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dishman Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dishman Cemetery
    • Dishman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dishman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dishman Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dishman Cemetery
    • Duke Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duke Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
    • Hurley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurley Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurley Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Bellamy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellamy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellamy Cemetery
    • Story Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Story Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Story Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Story Cemetery
    • Dees Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dees Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dees Cemetery
    • Calvert City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Calvert City Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Calvert City.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1903416 <6>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Story Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Story Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Story Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Story Cemetery
      • Blewett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blewett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blewett Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blewett Cemetery
      • Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Robertson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
      • Bolton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bolton Cemetery is located in Graves County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Cemetery
      • Wallace Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
      • Armstrong Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Ruggle Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruggle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ruggle Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruggle Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Leonard Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #496289  (Leonard Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #496289 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Little Cypress
      • County: Marshall         Elev: 120
      • Location given for GNIS #496289 (Leonard Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Marshall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Leonard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0087, Longitude: -88.4389       In this case, the coordinates for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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