A visit to the Wilkins 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 Wilkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkins Cemetery:
37.2412, -86.1125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edmonson County<2>.
The county seat for Edmonson County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wilkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wilkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Little Jordan Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jordan Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring Cemetery
- Good Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Spring Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring Cemetery
- Holton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Springs Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
- The Cherry Springs Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Springs Cemetery
- Old Guides Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Guides Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Guides Cemetery
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Cemetery
- Mammoth Cave Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640733 <5>
- Adwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Adwell Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwell Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Cove Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cove Hollow Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Hollow Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Little Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmers Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Cemetery
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- France Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The France Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bark Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273222 <5>
- Logsdon Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stockholm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cub Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Winesap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Logsdon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Kyrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lindseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bee Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Cave City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Priceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Wheelers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Horse Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Higdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Smiths Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bonnieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
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 Wilkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edmonson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave City
- Horse Cave
- Mammoth Cave
- Munfordville
- Smiths Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wilkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Edmonson 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 Wilkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506764 (Wilkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506764 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: Edmonson
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mammoth Cave
- Location given for Wilkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2411602 Lon: -86.1124731
- 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 Edmonson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkins 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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