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A visit to the Sowder 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 Sowder Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sowder Cemetery

Lat:   37.1745°   (37° 10' 28")

Lon:   -84.5329°   (-84° 31' 58")

The Sowder Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<1>.

The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies just to the southwest of the Sowder Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Sowder Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
  • James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
  • Price Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
  • Surber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Surber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Surber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Surber Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bobbitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gilliand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilliand Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
  • Hubble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubble Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
  • Sweeney's Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dollens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dollens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dollens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dollens Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
  • Soul Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Heron Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heron Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Mercer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mercer Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Bradley Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Randall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Randall Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Sears Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sears Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Woods Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Ware Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ware Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Science Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Science Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Science Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Science Hill Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Dungan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dungan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dungan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dungan Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Cundiff Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cundiff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cundiff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Vaught Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaught Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaught Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Vaught Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaught Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaught Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Vaught Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaught Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaught Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Dutton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyatt Atkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Renfro Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renfro Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renfro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Renfro Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
    • Woodstock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sowder Cemetery.

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

  • Coin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Coin is located in Pulaski County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coin
    • From the Sowder Cemetery to Coin
  • Dabney
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dabney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
    • Dabney is located in Pulaski County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dabney
    • From the Sowder Cemetery to Dabney
  • Shopville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grundy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grundy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Grundy is located in Pulaski County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grundy
    • From the Sowder Cemetery to Grundy
  • Piney Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Science Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
    • Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <7>
  • Somerset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ferguson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Walnut Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dykes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dykes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Dykes is located in Pulaski County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dykes
    • From the Sowder Cemetery to Dykes
  • Whetstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Acorn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Eubank
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ansel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ansel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
      • Ansel is located in Pulaski County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ansel
      • From the Sowder Cemetery to Ansel
    • Bee Lick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
      • Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bee Lick
      • From the Sowder Cemetery to Bee Lick
    • Northfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Pulaski County
    • Hansford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hansford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
      • Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hansford
      • From the Sowder Cemetery to Hansford
    • Mount Victory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nancy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bronston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Burnside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <7>
    • Ottawa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ottawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ottawa
      • From the Sowder Cemetery to Ottawa
    • Waynesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
      • Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
    • Bethelridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethelridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
      • Bethelridge is located in Casey County
    • Ware
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ware. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Ware is located in Casey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ware
      • From the Sowder Cemetery to Ware

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 Sowder Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pulaski County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #504014  (Sowder Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #504014 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: Bobtown
    • County: Pulaski         Elev: 302
    • Location given for GNIS #504014 (Sowder Cemetery)

The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sowder Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1745, Longitude: -84.5329    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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