A visit to the Sand Spring Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sand Spring Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sand Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Spring Cemetery
Lat: 37.2323° (37° 13' 56")
Lon: -86.1553° (-86° 9' 19")
The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Edmonson County<2>.
The county seat for Edmonson County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies just to the west southwest of the Sand Spring Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sand Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Good Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Good Spring Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Wilkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Holton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Cove Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Hollow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cove Hollow Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Old Guides Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Guides Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Guides Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Guides Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Little Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Jordan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Little Jordan Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
- The Cherry Springs Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
- The Cherry Springs Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Springs Cemetery
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- The Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Cemetery
- Mammoth Cave Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640733 <5>
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- Adwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Adwell Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Kyrock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Woolsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Daniels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Lambert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- France Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the France Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The France Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Little Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sand Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stockholm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stockholm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Mammoth Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Cave
- Mammoth Cave is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Cave <7>
- Kyrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Dogcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Sweeden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Cub Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Run
- Cub Run is located in Hart County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cub Run <7>
- Lindseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winesap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Bee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Highland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Logsdon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Rocky Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Park City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <7>
- Huff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Smiths Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cave City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Peonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Higdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Priceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Wheelers Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheelers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
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 Sand Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edmonson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave City
- Mammoth Cave
- Smiths Grove
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 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 Sand Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Edmonson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sand Spring Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Sand Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502940 (Sand Spring Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #502940 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Rhoda
- County: Edmonson Elev: 256
- Location given for GNIS #502940 (Sand Spring Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 Edmonson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sand Spring Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2323, Longitude: -86.1553 In this case, the coordinates for the Sand Spring Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |