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 ...
The Machpelah Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Church Cemetery
- Carpenter - Smith Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
- Chenault Cemetery
- Cravens Cemetery
- The Cravens Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
- Enoch Smith Cemetery
- The Enoch Smith Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Smith Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
- Fortune Cemetery
- The Fortune Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Continue List (19 more) ...
- French Cemetery
- The French Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Garrett Cemetery
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
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- Garrett Cemetery
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
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- Greene Cemetery
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
- Hayden Cemetery
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Kincaid & Smith Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
- Old Springfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- O'Rear Cemetery
- The O'Rear Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Powers Cemetery
- Prewitt Cemetery
- The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- St. Thomas Cemetery
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Springfield Cemetery
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Bath County
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- Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Trimble & Cheatham Cemetery
- Woosley 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]<3> of the Machpelah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
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- Camargo
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Grassy Lick
- Hope
- Jeffersonville
- Judy
- Kiddville
- Levee
- Little Rock
- Little Slate Creek
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Means
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Morris Creek
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
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- Mount Sterling
- North Middletown
- Owingsville
- Paint Creek
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
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- Peeled Oak
- Preston
- Prewitt
- Rabbit Town
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Reid Village
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Reynoldsville
- Rightangle
- Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Spencer Village
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Virden
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Westbend
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 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 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
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> | 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. |
| <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- Machpelah Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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