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:
38.9069, -84.4689
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 Kenton County<2>.
The county seat for Kenton County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the northwest of the Simmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rapp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rapp Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapp Cemetery
- Schwall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pruett - Mardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McCollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- The McCollum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grizzell Family Cemetery
- Riggs Cemetery
- Riggs - McCollum - Grizzell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142551 <5>
- Hoffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- John Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The John Baker Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Baker Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Klette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Klette Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klette Cemetery
- Pelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pelly Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelly Cemetery
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilias Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Cruises Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Daniel Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grants Lick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1377242 <5>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Alexandria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodsdale Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Cemetery
- Wayman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wayman Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- Byland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Byland Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byland Cemetery
- Northcutt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Northcutt Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Persimmon Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Culbertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Visalia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Visalia is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visalia
- Ryland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ryland is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Kenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- White Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Villa is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Villa
- Latonia Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Latonia Lakes is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latonia Lakes
- Claryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Claryville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
- Nicholson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nicholson is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Morning View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morning View is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning View
- Grants Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grants Lick is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lick
- Ryland Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ryland Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Piner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piner is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piner
- Fiskburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fiskburg is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskburg
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Taylor Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- DeMossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- DeMossville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMossville
- Kohler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kohler is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Cold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kensington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bracht
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bracht is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracht
- Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Maurice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maurice is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Gubser Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gubser Mill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gubser Mill
- Camp Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs
- Crestview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crestview is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Highland Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Devon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Devon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Richwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Kenton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Kenton 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 #2089905 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2089905 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: Kenton
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alexandria
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9069444 Lon: -84.4688889
- 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 Kenton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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