A visit to the Saint Matthews 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 St. Matthews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthews Cemetery:
37.4834, -85.3794
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Matthews Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Matthews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kerr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Feather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Feather Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Cemetery
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Brookman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookman Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Cemetery
- Rafferty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rafferty Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafferty Cemetery
- Benningfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Benningfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benningfield Cemetery
- St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- Holy Name of Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dewitt Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Underwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- Lebanon National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Nelson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Beams Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beams Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- St. Agustines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Joseph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Jessietown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Saloma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Belltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Phillipsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Raywick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Saint Mary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Greenbriar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peck Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Mac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salleetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Saint Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wright's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Acton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Dant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Burkes Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Stiles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
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 St. Matthews Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 St. Matthews Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 St. Matthews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502698 (Saint Matthews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502698 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saloma
- Location given for Saint Matthews Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4833974 Lon: -85.379408
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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 Marion, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Matthews 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |