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A visit to the Payne Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Payne Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Payne Cemetery (FG ID #75463)

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 Payne Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.8098°   (36° 48' 35")

Lon:   -85.7702°   (-85° 46' 12")

The Payne Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Tompkinsville. Tompkinsville lies just to the south southeast of the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Biggers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • White Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bowles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowles Cemetery is located in Barren County
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Barren County
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Barren County
  • Tyree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyon Cemetery is located in Barren County
  • Skaggs Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mosier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mosier Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
  • Wade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wade Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
  • Alkinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alkinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alkinson Cemetery is located in Barren County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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 Payne Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Hermon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mud Lick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Nobob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forkton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
    • Forkton is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Forkton
    • From the Payne Cemetery to Forkton
  • Summer Shade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaumont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eighty Eight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
    • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
  • Etoile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
    • Etoile is located in Barren County
  • Tompkinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
    • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <7>
  • Kino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gamaliel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dubre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubre have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
    • Dubre is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Randolph
      • From the Payne Cemetery to Randolph
    • Fountain Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Flat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clementsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hestand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hestand
      • From the Payne Cemetery to Hestand
    • Meshack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meshack
      • From the Payne Cemetery to Meshack
    • Slick Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Austin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Akersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boles
      • From the Payne Cemetery to Boles
    • Boles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marrowbone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Edmonton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
      • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <7>

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 Payne 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 Payne 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 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 Payne 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 Payne Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #500289  (Payne Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #500289 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: Freedom
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 276
    • Location given for GNIS #500289 (Payne Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #75463

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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' 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 Payne Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8098, Longitude: -85.7702    
<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 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.
<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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