A visit to the Showalter 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 Showalter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Showalter Cemetery:
38.6073, -84.2024
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Showalter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Showalter Cemetery is located in Bracken County<2>.
The county seat for Bracken County is located in Brooksville. Brooksville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Showalter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Showalter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Showalter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Showalter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Ogeden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ogeden Cemetery is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeden Cemetery
- Neave Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Neave Turner Cemetery is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neave Turner Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Old Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drift Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Downard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Downard Cemetery is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downard Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Hitch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackerby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Blackerby Cemetery is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackerby Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fosters Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Corinth Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Corinth Cemetery
- New Corinth Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Biddle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Biddle Cemetery is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Falmouth.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beach Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1402880 <5>
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Bracken Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bracken Memorial Cemetery is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bracken Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Brooksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #555721 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Showalter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Showalter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browning Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Corner
- Neave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neave
- Milford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Bachelors Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- McKinneysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneysburg
- Powersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Bratton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Four Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caddo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caddo is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Oddville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
- Mount Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Morgan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Sylvandell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandell
- Menzie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Menzie is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menzie
- Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Rock Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Poindexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Mount Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chilo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Goforth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
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 Showalter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bracken County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Showalter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- Falmouth
- Mount Olivet
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Showalter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bracken 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 Showalter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #503463 (Showalter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503463 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: Bracken
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Claysville
- Location given for Showalter Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6072948 Lon: -84.2024332
- 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 Bracken, 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 from Point A (ie- Showalter 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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