A visit to the Machpelah 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 Machpelah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Machpelah Cemetery:
38.0573, -83.9315
The Machpelah Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<1>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies just to the west northwest of the Machpelah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Machpelah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Machpelah Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Machpelah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Chenault Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Enoch Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Enoch Smith Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Smith Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cravens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cravens Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The French Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Prewitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt Cemetery
- O'Rear Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Rear Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Rear Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Hayden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kincaid & Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trimble & Cheatham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chase Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fortune Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fortune Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter - Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Springfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Machpelah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Machpelah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reid Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Prewitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Judy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Levee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spencer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Grassy Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kiddville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peeled Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westbend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Slate Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Owingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Rabbit Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Black Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Means
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Mill Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rightangle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Virden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Paint Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Morris Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
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 Machpelah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Machpelah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Sterling
- Owingsville
- Sharpsburg
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 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 Machpelah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Machpelah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #497425 (Machpelah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #497425 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 310 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Sterling
- Location given for Machpelah Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.056468 Lon: -83.931033
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Machpelah Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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