A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
36.6989, -85.7014
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Tompkinsville. Tompkinsville lies just to the east northeast of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Mulkey Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Mulkey Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mulkey Church Cemetery
- The Old Mulkey Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mulkey Church Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hammer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Cemetery
- Mt. Poland Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Clementsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gamaliel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamaliel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gamaliel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Gamaliel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1059090 <5>
- Compton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pitcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Tompkinsville.
- Skaggs Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Skaggs Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs Creek Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ben A. McLerran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tompkinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Mud Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Gamaliel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clementsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Moss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Hermitage Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Meshack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Mount Hermon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Walnut Shade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Summer Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nobob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Cloyds Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Dubre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Beaumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Akersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Jenkins Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Marrowbone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Red Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Celina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Etoile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Fountain Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
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 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #499702 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499702 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tompkinsville
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6989463 Lon: -85.7013622
- 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 Monroe, 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' (or 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- Oak Hill 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. |