A visit to the Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simpson Cemetery:
37.3345, -85.1977
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simpson Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Campbellsville. Campbellsville lies just to the west of the Simpson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simpson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Simpson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- The Callahan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Feathersburg Cemetery
- Feathersburg Church of God Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Eastridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Goode Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Christie Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shively Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shively Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively Cemetery
- Reid's Chapel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reid's Chapel Church Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Reid's Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Cemetery
- Reeds Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529708 <5>
- New Robinson Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Roley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roley Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roley Cemetery
- Gilpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilpin Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin Cemetery
- St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- Dunbar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
- Tedder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tedder Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder Cemetery
- Belton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Belton Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton Cemetery
- Merrimac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Merrimac Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac Cemetery
- Tallow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tallow Creek Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallow Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Speck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Feathersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Mannsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Acton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Elk Horn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Casey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Knifley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Atterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Dunbar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Barnett Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Phillipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Salleetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Campbellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holmes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Neatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Pellyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Rheber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Coburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Kellyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Absher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Eunice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Bradfordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saloma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Peck Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Wright's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Greenbriar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
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 Simpson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #503536 (Simpson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503536 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mannsville
- Location given for Simpson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3345116 Lon: -85.1977373
- 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 Taylor, 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- Simpson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |