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Introduction ...

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 Petty Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.0017°   (38° 0' 6")

Lon:   -85.0169°   (-85° 1' 0")

The Petty Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.

The county seat for Anderson County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies just to the east northeast of the Petty Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Petty Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bucy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bucy Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Buntain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buntain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buntain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buntain Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • The Young Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Munday Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335951 <5>
  • Thacker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thacker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thacker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thacker Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Corinth Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Best Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Best Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Best Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Best Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Leathers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leathers Cemetery
    • The Leathers Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Little Page Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Page Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Akins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Akins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Harrisonville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154823 <5>
  • Pennys Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennys Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pennys Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • New Liberty Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Liberty Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Bond - McCoy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond - McCoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond - McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bond - McCoy Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Salt River Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt River Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt River Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salt River Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Bell - Carpenter Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Carpenter Lane Graveyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Lane Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Lane Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carpenter Lane Graveyard is located in Anderson County
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carpenter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Harrisonville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479707 <5>
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #168056 <5>
    • Darnell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Darnell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Kirkwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Woodlawn Hills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Hills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Hills Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Lawrenceburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Petty Cemetery.

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

  • Anderson City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Anderson City is located in Anderson County
  • Fox Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
    • Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Birdie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
    • Birdie is located in Anderson County
  • Glensboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
    • Glensboro is located in Anderson County
  • Sinai
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
    • Sinai is located in Anderson County
  • Ashbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
    • Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
  • Harrisonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
    • Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
  • Lawrenceburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
    • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <7>
  • Alton Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Station
    • Alton Station is located in Anderson County
  • McBrayer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McBrayer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer
    • McBrayer is located in Anderson County
  • Avenstoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenstoke
    • Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
  • Van Buren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Seaville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
      • Seaville is located in Washington County
    • Mount Eden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden
      • Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
    • Sparrow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparrow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
      • Sparrow is located in Anderson County
    • Tablow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tablow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
      • Tablow is located in Mercer County
    • Waddy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddy
      • Waddy is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddy <7>
    • Farmdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
      • Farmdale is located in Franklin County
    • Sharpsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
      • Sharpsville is located in Washington County
    • Duncan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Mercer County
    • Mayo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Mayo is located in Mercer County
    • Vanarsdell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vanarsdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
      • Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
    • Salvisa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyrone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Anderson County
    • Tatham Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
      • Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
    • Milner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
      • Milner is located in Woodford County
    • Clifton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Woodford County
    • Southville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
      • Southville is located in Shelby County

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 Petty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petty 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 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 Petty 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 Petty Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #500490  (Petty Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #500490 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: Glensboro
    • County: Anderson         Elev: 203
    • Location given for GNIS #500490 (Petty Cemetery)

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

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 Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Petty Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0017, Longitude: -85.0169       In this case, the coordinates for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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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