A visit to the Renfro 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 Renfro Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Renfro Cemetery:
37.1834, -84.4333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Renfro Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Renfro Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Renfro Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Renfro Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Renfro Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
- Sears Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- Pleasant Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Run Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Cemetery
- Rainey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rainey Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Childrens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Childrens Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childrens Cemetery
- Gilliand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gilliand Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliand Cemetery
- Heron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Heron Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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- Pine Thicket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Thicket Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Thicket Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sowder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sowder Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowder Cemetery
- Pine Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Woodall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woodall Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall Cemetery
- Randall Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Acorn Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Cemetery
- The Acorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Acorn Church of God Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #717603 <5>
- Whitaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Mount Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141835 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Renfro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Renfro Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shopville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Acorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Coin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Grundy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Hansford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Dabney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Whetstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Dykes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Bee Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Science Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Northfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Dog Walk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Bernstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eubank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Mullins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Renfro Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brodhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ansel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
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 Renfro Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Renfro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Vernon
- Renfro Valley
- Somerset
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 websites either 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 Renfro Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 Renfro Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #514887 (Renfro Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514887 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shopville
- Location given for Renfro Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1834148 Lon: -84.4332724
- 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 Pulaski, 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- Renfro 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. |