A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Cemetery:
38.1295, -83.8063
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wells Cemetery is located in Bath County<2>.
The county seat for Bath County is located in Owingsville. Owingsville lies just to the east northeast of the Wells Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carpenter - Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Karrick - Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Karrick - Wills Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrick - Wills Cemetery
- The Karrick - Wills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Karick Cemetery
- Karrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74678 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodpaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Goodpaster Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodpaster Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kendall Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owingsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Cartmill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cartmill Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartmill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Preston.
- The Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peeled Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255399 <5>
- Shrout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shrout Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrout Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Gregory Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Owingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Peeled Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
- Preston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Peasticks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
- Slate Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Olympia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Spencer Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- East Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Mount Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Little Slate Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Black Sulpher Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Sharpsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Judy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Oakla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakla
- Pebble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Reid Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Camargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Salt Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sherburne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- South Sherburne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherburne
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 Wells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bath County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Sterling
- Owingsville
- Sharpsburg
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bath 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506377 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506377 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: Bath
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owingsville
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1295235 Lon: -83.806308
- 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 Bath, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wells 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. |