A visit to the Rankin 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 Rankin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rankin Cemetery:
38.3951, -84.1460
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rankin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rankin Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Carlisle. Carlisle lies just to the southeast of the Rankin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rankin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rankin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rankin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Republican Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Republican Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Republican Christian Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Christian Church Cemetery
- The Republican Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Republican Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131311 <5>
- Salt Well Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Salt Well Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Well Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rose Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old East Broadwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Needmore Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Millersburg Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kentontown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kentontown Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentontown Cemetery
- The Kentontown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kentontown Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1557175 <5>
- Battle Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Battle Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Grove Cemetery
- Piqua Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Piqua Church Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua Church Cemetery
- Hitch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Ruddels Mill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruddels Mill Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddels Mill Cemetery
- Stoker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
- Henryville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Henryville Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rankin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rankin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hooktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
- Sylvandell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandell
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oddville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cynthiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shawhan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawhan
- Poindexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Kiserton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiserton
- Adeline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Jackstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackstown
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Bratton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Moorefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- McKinneysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneysburg
- Ewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Berry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Renaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renaker
- Browning Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Corner
- Nepton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepton
- Rutland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
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 Rankin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rankin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlisle
- Cynthiana
- Ewing
- Mount Olivet
- Paris
- Paris lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rankin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rankin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Nicholas 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 Rankin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501572 (Rankin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501572 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: Nicholas
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shady Nook
- Location given for Rankin Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3950751 Lon: -84.1460414
- 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 Nicholas, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rankin 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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