A visit to the Pettit 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 Pettit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pettit Cemetery:
38.6837, -84.7361
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pettit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pettit Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Williamstown. Williamstown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pettit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pettit Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pettit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pettit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Vine Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The New Vine Run Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vine Run Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Delf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Delf Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delf Cemetery
- Sipple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sipple Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipple Cemetery
- Maddox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Asa Kemper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Asa Kemper Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa Kemper Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Redman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Redman Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Connley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Connley Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connley Cemetery
- Poplar Grove IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Duvall & Steger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Hern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hern Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hern Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- McGuinnis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McGuinnis Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuinnis Cemetery
- Renneckar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Renneckar Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renneckar Cemetery
- Dawley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dawley Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley Cemetery
- Crouch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Crouch Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crouch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Glencoe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167757 <5>
- Ellis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ellis Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Glencoe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278985 <5>
- Nix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nix Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Cemetery
- Gaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaugh Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman 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 Pettit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pettit Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elliston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Eagle Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Jericho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Stewartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Zion Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Station is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station
- Glencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bromley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bromley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Hensley Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Ford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dry Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ryle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ryle is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryle
- Long Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Sweet Owen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
- Holiday Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Ford
- Heekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heekin
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crittenden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Liberty is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Cherry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
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 Pettit Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pettit 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 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 Pettit Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Pettit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #500486 (Pettit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #500486 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elliston
- Location given for Pettit Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6836772 Lon: -84.7360578
- 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 Grant, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pettit 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. |
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