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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 Maplelawn Park Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.0891°   (37° 5' 20")

Lon:   -88.6245°   (-88° 37' 28")

The Maplelawn Park Cemetery is located in McCracken County<1>.

The county seat for McCracken County is located in Paducah. Paducah lies just to the southeast of the Maplelawn Park Cemetery .

Name Variations for Maplelawn Park Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Maplelawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Maplelawn Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Maplelawn Park Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to McCracken 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 Maplelawn Park 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]<2> of the Maplelawn Park Cemetery.

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

    • Paducah
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Brookport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
    • Hendron
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
      • Hendron is located in McCracken County
    • Lone Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
    • Oakdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in McCracken County
    • Unionville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
    • Shady Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
    • Krebs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Krebs is located in McCracken County
    • Massac City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massac City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
      • Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
    • West Paducah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paducah
      • West Paducah is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Paducah <3>
    • Massac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
      • Massac is located in McCracken County
    • Reidland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
      • Reidland is located in McCracken County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Metropolis
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ledbetter
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
      • Future City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
        • Future City is located in McCracken County
      • Camelia
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
        • Camelia is located in McCracken County
      • West Future City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
        • West Future City is located in McCracken County
      • Melber
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
        • Melber is located in Graves County
      • Hamletsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
      • Symsonia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Symsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
      • Sharpe
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
        • Sharpe is located in Marshall County
      • Smithland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cimota City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimota City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
        • Cimota City is located in McCracken County

    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 Maplelawn Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCracken County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Maplelawn Park Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Allard Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allard Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allard Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanley Cemetery is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • Mt. Kenton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookport Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookport Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookport Cemetery
    • Pell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pell Cemetery
    • Beyer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beyer Cemetery is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beyer Cemetery
    • McCormick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCormick Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormick Cemetery
    • Murray Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Herzog Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herzog Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Herzog Cemetery is located in McCracken County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herzog Cemetery
      • Keckolie Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keckolie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keckolie Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keckolie Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in McCracken County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Switzer Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Switzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Switzer Cemetery is located in McCracken County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Switzer Cemetery
      • Howard Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howard Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Fritts Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fritts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fritts Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fritts Cemetery
      • Bigley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigley Cemetery
      • Douglas Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas 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 Maplelawn Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #497521  (Maplelawn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #497521 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: Paducah East
      • County: McCracken         Elev: 106
      • Location given for GNIS #497521 (Maplelawn Cemetery)

    The official website for McCracken County: www.co.mccracken.ky.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including McCracken, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Maplelawn Park Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0891, Longitude: -88.6245    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <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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