A visit to the Steel 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 Steel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steel Cemetery:
36.8964, -87.3275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steel Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Steel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Steel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Steel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Shanklins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shanklins Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklins Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery
- The Mobley - Wilkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mobley Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- The Dogwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Barren Springs Cemetery
- Haddock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Haddock Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock Cemetery
- O'Daniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Daniel Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Daniel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tutt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tutt Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutt Cemetery
- Kirkman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kirkman Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopkinsville.
- The Cave Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cave Spring Cemetery
- Cove Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73355 <5>
- Rawlins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rawlins Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Kirkman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkman Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Weathers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Weathers Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathers Cemetery
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]<3> of the Steel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fearsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Allegre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Bluff Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kirkmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sharon Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Clifty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Crofton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Justice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Empire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Herndon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Howel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Newstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Stryker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Allensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Deer Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Rosewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Gracey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
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 Steel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crofton
- Elkton
- Hopkinsville
- Pembroke
- Trenton
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 Steel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Steel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #504299 (Steel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #504299 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honey Grove
- Location given for Steel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8964326 Lon: -87.3275031
- 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 Christian, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steel 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. |