A visit to the Vowles 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 Vowles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vowles Cemetery:
37.7378, -85.5630
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vowles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vowles Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.
The county seat for Nelson County is located in Bardstown. Bardstown lies just to the northeast of the Vowles Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Vowles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vowles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Edlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Edlin Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edlin Cemetery
- Little Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Brick Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brick Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pottinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pottinger Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottinger Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Thomas Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Burying Ground is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Burying Ground
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Potts Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Potts Spring Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Spring Cemetery
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bardstown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bardstown Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Smocks Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoners Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Gregorys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Gregorys Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gregorys Cemetery
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]<3> of the Vowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vowles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Culvertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Blue Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Balltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Bellwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Nelsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Cravens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Gethsemane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Holy Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Withrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Withrow is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Bourbon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
- Younger Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Dant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Manton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Botland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Nazareth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Hunters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Saint Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Nerinx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Gandertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- East Bardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bardstown
- Samuels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Samuels is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
- Deatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
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 Vowles Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nelson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Vowles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Nelson 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 Vowles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506073 (Vowles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506073 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: Nelson
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Haven
- Location given for Vowles Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7378398 Lon: -85.563016
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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 Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vowles 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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