A visit to the Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkinson Cemetery:
37.8784, -85.3594
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.
The county seat for Nelson County is located in Bardstown. Bardstown lies just to the southwest of the Wilkinson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkinson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Hunters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Cox Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Flats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Flats Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats Cemetery
- Pile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pile Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pile Cemetery
- Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bardstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bardstown Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Highview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Stoners Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Gregorys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Gregorys Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gregorys Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Bardstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bardstown
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Bourbon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
- Nazareth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Withrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Coxs Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Botland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Booker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Chaplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hunters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Fredericktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Lenore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenore is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
- Samuels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Samuels is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
- Brush Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highgrove is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Deatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Cravens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Manton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Litsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Pulliam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Sparrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Solitude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
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 Wilkinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nelson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bardstown
- Bloomfield
- Taylorsville
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 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Nelson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506767 (Wilkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506767 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: Nelson
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bloomfield
- Location given for Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8783951 Lon: -85.3594005
- 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 Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wilkinson 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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