A visit to the Sulphur 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 Sulphur Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sulphur Cemetery
Lat: 38.4896° (38° 29' 22")
Lon: -85.2500° (-85° 15' 0")
The cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
As an estimate, the Sulphur Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the west of Sulphur.
The county seat for Henry County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies just to the southeast of the Sulphur Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sulphur Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sulphur Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Logan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Sligo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrows Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Burrows Cemetery is located in Trimble County
- Brent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kemp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Fork Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hendronsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendronsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendronsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hendronsville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Bruce Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bruce Family Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ralston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Trimble County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fendley Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Collier's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Trimble County
- Maxfield - Varble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Button Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley of Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Sulphur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sulphur Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sulphur
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pendleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <7>
- Jericho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Jericho is located in Henry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jericho
- From the Sulphur Cemetery to Jericho
- Turners Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turners Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
- Turners Station is located in Henry County
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- La Grange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eminence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Eminence is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <7>
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Clark County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <7>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ballardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Port Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Port Royal is located in Henry County
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- English
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasureville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Worthville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Langstaff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moxley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Moxley is located in Owen County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moxley
- From the Sulphur Cemetery to Moxley
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <7>
- Prestonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Sulphur Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sulphur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Bethlehem
- Campbellsburg
- Carrollton
- Eminence
- La Grange
- New Castle
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 Sulphur Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Henry County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Sulphur Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2568671 (Sulphur Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #2568671 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: Smithfield
- County: Henry Elev: 271
- Location given for GNIS #2568671 (Sulphur Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Henry County: www.henrycountygov.com/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sulphur Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4896, Longitude: -85.2500 |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<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. |