A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
36.8456, -85.8055
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in Barren County<2>.
The county seat for Barren County is located in Glasgow. Glasgow lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Simmons Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freedom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Biggers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Alkinson Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkinson Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Peden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peden Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mosier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mosier Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Tracy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tracy Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
- Thomerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thomerson Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomerson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Barbour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggs Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Skaggs Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs Creek Cemetery
- Dubree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dubree Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubree Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dubree Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Summer Shade.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73768 <5>
- Harvey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
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]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Hermon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Nobob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Eighty Eight
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Etoile
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Mud Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Summer Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Forkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Beaumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Tompkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Haywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Fountain Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dubre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coral Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Gamaliel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edmonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Beckton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Clementsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hestand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Marrowbone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Oil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rocky Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Cedar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edmonton
- Glasgow
- Tompkinsville
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 helpful 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Barren 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #503522 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503522 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: Barren
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freedom
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8456098 Lon: -85.8055302
- 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 Barren, 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- Simmons 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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