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A visit to the Mercer Cemetery ...

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 Mercer Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.2731°   (37° 16' 23")

Lon:   -87.3336°   (-87° 20' 0")

The Mercer Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County<2>.

The county seat for Muhlenberg County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mercer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mercer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Summers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cardwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cardwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cardwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Luckett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luckett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Luckett Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Hicklen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicklen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicklen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hicklen Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Hight Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hight Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Oglesby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oglesby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oglesby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Cypress Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cypress Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Flat Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Eades Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eades Cemetery
    • The Eades Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Former name for Eades Cemetery:
    • Pittman Cemetery
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nebo Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Grapevine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grapevine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grapevine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Whitfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Old Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
      • The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Scott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
    • New Bethleham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethleham Cemetery
      • The New Bethleham Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Shavers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mercer Cemetery.

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

  • Earles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
    • Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Graham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
  • White Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <7>
  • Depoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
    • Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Mortons Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Luzerne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Nebo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Oak Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
  • Nortonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bancroft
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Bremen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
    • Bremen is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <7>
  • Lynn City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
    • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Greenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Powderly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
      • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <7>
    • Earlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
      • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <7>
    • Sacramento
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <7>
    • Madisonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <7>
    • Central City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
      • Former names for Central City:
      • Moreheads Horse Mill
      • Stroud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <7>
    • South Carrollton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
      • South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Hanson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
      • Hanson is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <7>
    • Saint Charles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Vandetta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
      • Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
    • Bevier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bevier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
      • Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Cleaton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
      • Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg 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 Mercer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muhlenberg County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Mercer Cemetery:

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 Mercer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #498070  (Mercer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #498070 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: Millport
    • County: Muhlenberg         Elev: 189
    • Location given for GNIS #498070 (Mercer Cemetery)

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

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 Muhlenberg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mercer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2731, Longitude: -87.3336       In this case, the coordinates for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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