A visit to the Southard 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 Southard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Southard Cemetery:
37.2481, -87.5564
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Southard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Southard Cemetery is located in Hopkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hopkins County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies just to the north northeast of the Southard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Southard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Southard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Southard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Calvary Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Oakwood Cemetery
- The Calvary Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Oakwood Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73277 <5>
- Gamblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gamblin Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamblin Cemetery
- Barnsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barnsley Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley Cemetery
- Christian Privilege Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Lake Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grapevine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Cemetery
- Madisonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Madisonville Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Madisonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227454 <5>
- Tapp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tapp Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapp Cemetery
- Wicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wicks Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dunn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Menser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Menser Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menser Cemetery
- Union Temple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Temple Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Fuquay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fuquay Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- High Glory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The High Glory Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Glory Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Irving Howton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McIntosh Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Southard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Southard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Earlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Mortons Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Fiddle Bow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Madisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Dawson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Hanson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crofton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Earles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Vandetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
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 Southard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hopkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Southard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crofton
- Dawson Springs
- Earlington
- Madisonville
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 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 Southard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hopkins 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 Southard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #503991 (Southard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503991 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: Hopkins
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Charles
- Location given for Southard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2481009 Lon: -87.5563896
- 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 Hopkins, 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- Southard 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. |