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A visit to the Phelps Cemetery ...

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 Phelps Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Phelps 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 Phelps Cemetery

Lat:   37.2250°   (37° 13' 30")

Lon:   -86.5216°   (-86° 31' 17")

The Phelps Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Phelps 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 Phelps Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nudger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nudger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nudger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nudger Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Threlkel - McClung Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Threlkel - McClung Cemetery
    • The Threlkel - McClung Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • The Threlkel - McClung Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Threlkel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76300 <5>
  • Cardwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cardwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cardwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Lumbustown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lumbustown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lumbustown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lumbustown Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Roan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roan Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Threlkel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Threlkel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Threlkel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Threlkel Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Christian Home Church of Christ Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Embry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Embry Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
      • The Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Roundhill and Anna.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Roundhill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165116 <5>
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Gary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gary Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Finney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finney Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gary Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Embry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Embry Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Evans Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Cook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Newton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Honakers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honakers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honakers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honakers Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Gravel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gravel Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
    • Cub Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cub Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cub Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cub Creek Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
    • Woosley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woosley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woosley Cemetery is located in Grayson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Phelps Cemetery.

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

  • Jetson
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jetson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
    • Jetson is located in Butler County
  • Whittinghill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
    • Whittinghill is located in Butler County
  • Roundhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
    • Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
  • Brooklyn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Butler County
  • Woodbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Welch's Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
    • Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
  • Richardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
    • Richardsville is located in Warren County
  • Huff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Huff is located in Edmonson County
  • Anna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Anna is located in Warren County
  • Sunfish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
    • Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
  • Aberdeen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aberdeen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <8>
  • Morgantown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Rockland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Warren County
    • Hadley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Warren County
    • Lindseyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
      • Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
    • Shrewsbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shrewsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
    • Dunbar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Butler County
    • Sweeden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
      • Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
    • Bee Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Arnold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Ohio County
    • Caneyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kyrock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
      • Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
    • Mining City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mining City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
      • Mining City is located in Butler 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 Phelps Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phelps Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Phelps 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 Phelps Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #500516  (Phelps Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #500516 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: Riverside
    • County: Butler         Elev: 145
    • Location given for GNIS #500516 (Phelps 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 Butler, 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 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 Phelps Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2250, Longitude: -86.5216       In this case, the coordinates for the Phelps 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Roundhill and Anna. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>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.
<8>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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