A visit to the Petty 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 Petty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petty Cemetery:
36.9800, -86.3314
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Petty Cemetery is located in Warren County<2>.
The county seat for Warren County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the west of the Petty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Petty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Petty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kimbrough Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Plain View Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View Cemetery
- The Plain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Plainview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151640 <5>
- Martinsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Moon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- T L Stephens Briggs Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Isaac Stephens Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Sherry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sherry Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Cemetery
- Smith's Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Cemetery
- Sweeney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sweeney Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Bowling Green.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485970 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Agee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Agee Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee Cemetery
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 Petty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gotts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Plum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Alvaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claypool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <6>
- Smiths Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Drake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Meador
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Halifax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Richardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Halfway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Rocky Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rockfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Trammel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Rhoda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Woodburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rocky Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
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. The following communities are located in Warren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- Smiths Grove
- Woodburn
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 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 Petty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Warren 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 Petty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #500488 (Petty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #500488 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: Warren
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Polkville
- Location given for Petty Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9800428 Lon: -86.3313774
- 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 Warren, 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- Petty 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. |