A visit to the Wilcox 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 Wilcox Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilcox Cemetery:
37.2398, -87.1222
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County<2>.
The county seat for Muhlenberg County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the southwest of the Wilcox Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wilcox Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilcox Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jago Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jago Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jago Cemetery
- Cessna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cessna Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Fortney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fortney Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney Cemetery
- Company Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Cypress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cypress Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Browder Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Browder.
- The Browder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoads Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73181 <5>
- Ennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ennis Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ennis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Drakesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73863 <5>
- Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bluff Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Luckett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee 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 Wilcox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilcox Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bevier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Powderly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nonnell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Central City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <6>
- Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luzerne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Beech Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Browder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Depoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beechmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Belton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Ennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Rosewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Echols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ceralvo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Lynn City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Earles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
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 Wilcox Cemetery. The following communities are located in Muhlenberg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilcox 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 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 Wilcox Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Muhlenberg 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 Wilcox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506720 (Wilcox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506720 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: Muhlenberg
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Drakesboro
- Location given for Wilcox Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2397647 Lon: -87.1222181
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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 Muhlenberg, 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- Wilcox 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. |