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:
37.6620, -84.4516
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 Jessamine County<2>.
The county seat for Jessamine County is located in Nicholasville. Nicholasville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wheeler Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wheeler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sebastian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sebastian Cemetery is located in Garrard County
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- Sebastian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sebastian Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
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- Coy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Kinnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinnard Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnard Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Poosey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Poosey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poosey Cemetery
- Paint Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Paint Lick Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Lick Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- Gunns Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gunns Chapel Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunns Chapel Cemetery
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- Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Freindship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Freindship Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freindship Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Lancaster African American Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Ogg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ogg Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogg Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran 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 Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nina
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Kirksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Round Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
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- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buggytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Rutherford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Ruthton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Cottonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonburg
- Hyattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Duncanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
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- Peytontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peytontown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytontown
- Caleast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caleast is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caleast
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenton
- Newby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newby is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Cartersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Wallaceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Farristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Whites
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Million
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Million is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Million
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
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 Jessamine 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 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Jessamine 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 #506535 (Wheeler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506535 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: Jessamine
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirksville
- Location given for Wheeler Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6620253 Lon: -84.4516028
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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 Jessamine, 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 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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