A visit to the Lockett 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 Lockett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lockett Cemetery:
37.1792, -88.3578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lockett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lockett Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Smithland. Smithland lies just to the southwest of the Lockett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lockett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Lockett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lockett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunlap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Rappolee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rappolee Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rappolee Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Smithland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75820 <5>
- Green - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deason Cochran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lemen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lemen Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemen Cemetery
- Dyer Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Quarry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Quarry Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Quarry Cemetery
- Edmonds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Edmonds Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Jameison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jameison Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameison Cemetery
- Cowper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cowper Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowper Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Smithland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72871 <5>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Heater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
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 Lockett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lockett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamletsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Tiline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Bay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Calvert City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- 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 <6>
- Lola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ledbetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reidland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Kuttawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golconda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Brookport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paducah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Sharpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Carrsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
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 Lockett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lockett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Carrsville
- Golconda
- Paducah
- Smithland
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 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 Lockett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Lockett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #496930 (Lockett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #496930 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burna
- Location given for Lockett Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1792216 Lon: -88.3578135
- 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 Livingston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lockett 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. |