A visit to the Matheny 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 Matheny Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matheny Cemetery:
36.7809, -88.0645
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matheny Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Matheny Cemetery is located in Trigg County<2>.
The county seat for Trigg County is located in Cadiz. Cadiz lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Matheny Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Matheny Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Matheny Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matheny Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jenny Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jenny Ridge Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Ridge Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- The Yates Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Colley Cemetery
- Curlin Cemetery
- Curling Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Henson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McIntosh Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Canton.
- The McIntosh Cemetery has also been known as:
- McIntire Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343831 <5>
- Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carr Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525981 <5>
- Hiatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hiatt Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiatt Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Matheny Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matheny Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Trigg Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Fairdealing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Almo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Snider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Cadiz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lamasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Dogtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carmack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Bumpus Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tatumsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Scale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Kirksey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Kuttawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Wallonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
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 Matheny Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trigg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matheny Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Matheny Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Hardin
- Murray
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Matheny Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Trigg 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 Matheny Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #497676 (Matheny Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #497676 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: Trigg
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fenton
- Location given for Matheny Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7808861 Lon: -88.0644716
- 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 Trigg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Matheny 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. |
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