A visit to the Moon 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 Moon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moon Cemetery:
37.0175, -86.2122
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moon Cemetery is located in Warren County<2>.
The county seat for Warren County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Moon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Moon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Plain View Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View Cemetery
- The Plain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Plainview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151640 <5>
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Smith's Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh General Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133445 <5>
- Merry Oaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Merry Oaks Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks Cemetery
- Martinsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kinser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kinser Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinser Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kimbrough Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lambert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The France Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Woolsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smiths Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Rocky Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Gotts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Claypool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Meador
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Rocky Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Beckton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Rhoda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Plum Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yesse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alvaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Highland Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <6>
- Halifax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Mammoth Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Cedar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Haywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
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 Moon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Warren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- Mammoth Cave
- Smiths Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Moon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Warren 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 Moon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #498524 (Moon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498524 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: Warren
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smiths Grove
- Location given for Moon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0175446 Lon: -86.2122071
- 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 Warren, 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 from Point A (ie- Moon 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |