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:
37.1084, -88.3342
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 Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Smithland. Smithland lies just to the west northwest 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.
- Cothran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cothran Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cothran Cemetery
- Ramage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ramage Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Smithland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72871 <5>
- Heater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery
- The Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leeper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74814 <5>
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Driskill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Driskill Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskill Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
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- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Smithland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75820 <5>
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Tracey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tracey Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracey Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Landrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Doom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Doom Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doom Cemetery
- Leeper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Leeper Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Smithland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <6>
- Hamletsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilbertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tiline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Pinckneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Ledbetter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dycusburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Grand Rivers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Sharpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kuttawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Reidland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Tatumsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Carmack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Eddyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Scale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
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 Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 #506374 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506374 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calvert City
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1083887 Lon: -88.3342016
- 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 Livingston, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |