A visit to the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephens Cemetery:
36.6308, -85.5248
The Stephens Cemetery is located in Monroe County<1>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Tompkinsville. Tompkinsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Stephens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Stephens Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Short Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spear Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Reecer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Varney Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evans Arms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- John H. Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Odle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luke Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nevin Dailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Key Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins - Kerr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thompson - Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hattie's Houses Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Martinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Moss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Celina
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Free Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hestand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meshack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clementsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Grider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burkesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Dubre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Gamaliel
(14 miles [22.5 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 Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burkesville
- Celina
- Tompkinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #504335 (Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #504335 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vernon
- Location given for Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6314493 Lon: -85.5252465
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stephens Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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