A visit to the Pile 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 Pile Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pile Cemetery:
37.8181, -85.2809
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pile Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pile Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pile Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pile Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pile Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pile Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Settle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Poplar Flats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Flats Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Highview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
- Keene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Keene Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Hunters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Bardstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bardstown Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Cemetery
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234495 <5>
- Prather Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
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 Pile Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pile Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mooresville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Booker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Fredericktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Litsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Brush Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Botland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chaplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Catharine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Pulliam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- East Bardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bardstown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Willisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Tatham Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Sparrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Nazareth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Wakefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Withrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Withrow is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Bardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Gandertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Sharpsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Coxs Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bourbon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
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 Pile Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pile Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bardstown
- Bloomfield
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Pile Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Pile Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2567756 (Pile Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2567756 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maud
- Location given for Pile Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.81806 Lon: -85.28092
- 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 Washington, 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- Pile 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. |