A visit to the Oglesby 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 Oglesby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oglesby Cemetery:
37.1823, -87.3400
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oglesby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Hopkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hopkins County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Oglesby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oglesby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oglesby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oglesby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Sharbers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sharbers Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharbers Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Wynns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wynns Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynns Cemetery
- Prowse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Prowse Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Prowse Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prowse Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prowse Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75635 <5>
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Eades Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eades Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eades Cemetery
- Former name for Eades Cemetery:
- Pittman Cemetery
- Luckett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- McIntosh Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dunning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Cary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cary Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oglesby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oglesby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bancroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Depoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Nortonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luzerne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Earles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Mortons Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Powderly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Earlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Crofton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Kirkmansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Lynn City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Madisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Bevier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- 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 <6>
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Oglesby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hopkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oglesby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Crofton
- Earlington
- Greenville
- Madisonville
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 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 Oglesby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hopkins 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 Oglesby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #499777 (Oglesby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499777 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: Hopkins
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graham
- Location given for Oglesby Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1822657 Lon: -87.339998
- 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 Hopkins, 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- Oglesby 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. |