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A visit to the Wicks Cemetery ...


The location of the Wicks Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wicks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wicks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wicks Cemetery

Lat:   37.3559°   (37° 21' 21")

Lon:   -87.5833°   (-87° 34' 59")

The Wicks Cemetery is located in Hopkins County<2>.

The county seat for Hopkins County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies just to the east southeast of the Wicks Cemetery .

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 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 Wicks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Hopkins County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wicks Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wicks Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Manitou
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
      • Manitou is located in Hopkins County
    • Nebo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
      • Nebo is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Madisonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
    • Richland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Hopkins County
    • Earlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
      • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <4>
    • Fiddle Bow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
      • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
    • Hanson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
      • Hanson is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <4>
    • Vanderburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
      • Vanderburg is located in Webster County
    • Providence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <4>
    • Dalton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Hopkins County
    • Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Hopkins County
    • Mortons Gap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Vandetta
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
        • Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
      • Slaughters
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
        • Slaughters is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Saint Charles
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
        • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
      • Lisman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
        • Lisman is located in Webster County
      • Oak Hill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
        • Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
      • Dixon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
        • Dixon is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Nortonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dawson Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Free Union
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
        • Free Union is located in Webster County
      • Onton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
        • Onton is located in Webster County
      • Clay
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
        • Clay is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>

    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 Wicks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hopkins County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wicks Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wicks Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Union Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nebo Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75282 <6>
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
    • Fuquay Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuquay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fuquay Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuquay Cemetery
    • Utterback Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utterback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Utterback Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utterback Cemetery
    • Owen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owen Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Cemetery
    • Rose Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Creek Cemetery
    • Madisonville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madisonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madisonville Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madisonville Cemetery
    • Harralson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harralson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harralson Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harralson Cemetery
    • Crow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • Compton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Compton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Compton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Compton Cemetery
    • Mangum Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mangum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mangum Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mangum Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Veazey Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veazey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Veazey Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veazey Cemetery
      • Coxs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coxs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coxs Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coxs Cemetery
      • Key Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Key Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Cemetery
      • Hester Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hester Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
      • Durm Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Durm Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durm Cemetery
      • Johnson Island Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Island Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Island Cemetery
      • Richland Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richland Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • Grapevine Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grapevine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grapevine Cemetery
      • Gooch Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gooch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gooch Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooch Cemetery
      • Browder Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Browder Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browder Cemetery
      • Faucett Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faucett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Faucett Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faucett Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Wicks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #506710  (Wicks Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #506710 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Madisonville West
      • County: Hopkins         Elev: 146
      • Location given for GNIS #506710 (Wicks Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Hopkins, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wicks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3559, Longitude: -87.5833       In this case, the coordinates for the Wicks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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