A visit to the Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheeler Cemetery:
37.0126, -85.4102
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the northeast of the Wheeler Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wheeler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rowetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rowetown Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowetown Cemetery
- Stapp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stapp Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapp Cemetery
- Weed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Weed Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weed Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76492 <5>
- Janes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Janes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Breeding.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74586 <5>
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Breeding.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153124 <5>
- Fudge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fudge Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fudge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Breeding.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74017 <5>
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Flatwoods Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Flatwoods Community Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Community Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lasley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Stotts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Loy Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Cemetery
- Dohoney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dohoney Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dohoney Cemetery
- Tarters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tarters Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarters Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Mosby Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mosby Ridge Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby Ridge Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sparksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Toria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Gradyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Breeding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Flatwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Weed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Nell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Chance
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Gadberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Bliss
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Keltner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Kemp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Inroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Pickett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Glens Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cundiff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Crocus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Garlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garlin is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlin
- Edmonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Wheeler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506530 (Wheeler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506530 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gradyville
- Location given for Wheeler Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0125602 Lon: -85.4102416
- 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 Adair, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheeler 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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