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. 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 Payne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery:
36.8098, -85.7702
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Skaggs Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mosier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mosier Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Alkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Alkinson Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkinson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Belcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dubree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burgess Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 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)
- 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)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Etoile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Tompkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Meshack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- 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)
- Haywood
(14 miles [22.5 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 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- 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 Payne Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #75463
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #500289 (Payne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #500289 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: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freedom
- Location given for Payne Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8097774 Lon: -85.7702517
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Payne 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |