A visit to the Lover 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 Lover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lover Cemetery:
37.3404, -84.2952
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lover Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lover Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County<2>.
The county seat for Rockcastle County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the west northwest of the Lover Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Briarfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Briarfield Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarfield Cemetery
- The Briarfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ball Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #671797 <5>
- Merritt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Jep Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jep Hill Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jep Hill Cemetery
- Sigmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sayers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sayers Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Johnetta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnetta Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnetta Cemetery
- Rimmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rimmel Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimmel Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Saylor Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ackerman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Mount Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141835 <5>
- Phelps Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
- Bustle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bustle Cemetery is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustle Cemetery
- Hacker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hacker Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Cemetery
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 Lover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orlando
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Renfro Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Hansford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Brodhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Disputanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Gum Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Turkeytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Dog Walk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Bee Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Bernstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Peoples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Broughtentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- East Bernstadt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dabolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Slate Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Crab Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Lover Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rockcastle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Vernon
- Renfro Valley
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 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 Lover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Rockcastle 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 Lover Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #513655 (Lover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513655 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: Rockcastle
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Lover Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3403622 Lon: -84.2952132
- 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 Rockcastle, 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 from Point A (ie- Lover 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. |