A visit to the True 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 True Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the True Cemetery:
38.4867, -84.6530
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the True Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The True Cemetery is located in Owen County<2>.
The county seat for Owen County is located in Owenton. Owenton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the True Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the True Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the True Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from True Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Souder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Souder Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souder Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- New Columbus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Columbus Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus Cemetery
- The New Columbus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73905 <5>
- Work Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Work Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Work Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Lingenfelter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Steger Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steger Cemetery
- Naill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Naill Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naill Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ecklers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ecklers Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecklers Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Caney Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Richland Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Glass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Corinth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484796 <5>
- Brewsaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brewsaugh Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewsaugh Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Anness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Anness Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Anness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Anness Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the True Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from True Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Canby is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Natlee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natlee
- New Columbus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Keefer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefer
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blanchet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchet
- Breck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Breck is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breck
- Fairbanks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Lawrenceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hesler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesler
- Josephine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Hensley Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Ford
- Holiday Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Ford
- Beechwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Sweet Owen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
- Hallam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Suterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Suterville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suterville
- Sadieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Heekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heekin
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 True Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Owen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The True Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 True Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Owen 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 True Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #505524 (True Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #505524 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: Owen
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Columbus
- Location given for True Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4867366 Lon: -84.6530004
- 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 Owen, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- True 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. |
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