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A visit to the Shyflat 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 Shyflat Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shyflat 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 Shyflat Cemetery

Lat:   37.1217°   (37° 7' 18")

Lon:   -87.6592°   (-87° 39' 33")

The Shyflat Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.

The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Shyflat Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shyflat Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shyflat Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Vanhooser Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanhooser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanhooser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vanhooser Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Ausenbaugh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ausenbaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ausenbaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ausenbaugh Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • McKnight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKnight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKnight Cemetery is located in Christian County
  • Hamby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamby Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Union Temple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Temple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Temple Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Menser Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Menser Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Rosedale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Creekmur Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Witherspoon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witherspoon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witherspoon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Witherspoon Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Stallins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stallins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stallins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stallins Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Glass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glass Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Cook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Adams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Terry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • McNeely Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeely Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McNeely Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Young Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Lamb Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Dance Nichols Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dance Nichols Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dance Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dance Nichols Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Lamb Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Howard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Dunning Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunning Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Newson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Irvin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvin Cemetery
      • The Irvin Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Cansler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cansler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cansler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cansler Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Croft Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croft Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Croft Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Lake Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Christian Privilege Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Privilege Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Privilege Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christian Privilege Cemetery is located in Hopkins County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shyflat Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shyflat Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dawson Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Claxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
    • Claxton is located in Caldwell County
  • Saint Charles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Charleston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Hopkins County
  • Lewistown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
  • Bainbridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Christian County
  • Empire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Christian County
  • Crofton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiddle Bow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
    • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
  • McGowan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
    • McGowan is located in Caldwell County
  • Cobb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
  • Cerulean
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Richland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Hopkins County
    • Nortonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
    • Princeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hopson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
      • Hopson is located in Caldwell County
    • Dalton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Hopkins County
    • Mortons Gap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Earlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
      • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <6>
    • Wallonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
      • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
    • White Plains
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <6>
    • Gracey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
      • Gracey is located in Christian 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 Shyflat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shyflat 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 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 Shyflat Cemetery:

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 Shyflat Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #503481  (Shyflat Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #503481 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: Dawson Springs SW
    • County: Christian         Elev: 184
    • Location given for GNIS #503481 (Shyflat Cemetery)

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 Christian, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shyflat Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1217, Longitude: -87.6592       In this case, the coordinates for the Shyflat 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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