A visit to the Merrick 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 Merrick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merrick Cemetery:
36.9584, -87.8647
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merrick Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merrick Cemetery is located in Caldwell County<2>.
The county seat for Caldwell County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Merrick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Merrick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Merrick Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merrick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dry Fork Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Sivills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sivills Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sivills Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Cadiz.
- The Sivills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sanders Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2620290 <5>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hanberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hanberry Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanberry Cemetery
- Larkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Larkins Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Cemetery
- Nabb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Nabb Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Piercy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Piercy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Kenady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kenady Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenady Cemetery
- Tandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tandy Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tandy Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Wadlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wadlington Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadlington Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Merrick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merrick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hopson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Wallonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Lamasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Cobb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Trigg Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Cadiz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McGowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Cerulean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Dulaney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Gracey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Lewistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carmack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Crider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Eddyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kuttawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Merrick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caldwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Merrick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Merrick Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Dawson Springs
- Eddyville
- Princeton
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 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 Merrick Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Caldwell 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 Merrick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #498075 (Merrick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498075 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: Caldwell
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cobb
- Location given for Merrick Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9583833 Lon: -87.8647385
- 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 Caldwell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merrick 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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