A visit to the Saint Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michaels Cemetery:
37.9392, -85.4013
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.
The county seat for Nelson County is located in Bardstown. Bardstown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Michaels Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Michaels Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michaels Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Hunters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Cox Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Gregorys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Gregorys Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gregorys Cemetery
- Stoners Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Taylorsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylorsville Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylorsville Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331273 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Bardstown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bardstown Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Poplar Flats Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Flats Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats Cemetery
- Highview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Showalter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Showalter Cemetery is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showalter Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Hell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hell Cemetery is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Cemetery
- Pile Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pile Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pile Cemetery
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. Michaels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michaels Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Coxs Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wakefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Highgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highgrove is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Lenore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lenore is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
- Hunters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Bourbon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
- Nazareth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- East Bardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bardstown
- Taylorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Samuels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Samuels is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
- Withrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yoder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Deatsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Bardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chaplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Cravens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Botland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Whitfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Little Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Normandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
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. Michaels Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nelson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Michaels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bardstown
- Bloomfield
- Taylorsville
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 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 St. Michaels Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Nelson 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. Michaels Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502703 (Saint Michaels Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502703 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: Nelson
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield
- Location given for Saint Michaels Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9392281 Lon: -85.4013429
- 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 Nelson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Michaels 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. |