A visit to the Wills 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 Wills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wills Cemetery:
37.9507, -83.7546
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wills Cemetery is located in Menifee County<2>.
The county seat for Menifee County is located in Frenchburg. Frenchburg lies just to the east of the Wills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mike Rowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mike Rowe Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike Rowe Cemetery
- Lovely & Amburgey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lovely & Amburgey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely & Amburgey Cemetery
- The Lovely & Amburgey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lovely Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231904 <5>
- Gillum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gillum Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum Cemetery
- Reffitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Reffitt Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reffitt Cemetery
- Kimbrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Little Slate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Slate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Little Slate Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- W.T. Dennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The W.T. Dennis Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.T. Dennis Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Hatton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Cemetery
- Wells & Vititoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Means
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Rothwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Jeffersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Little Slate Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Upper Cane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cane
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Frenchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morris Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Peeled Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Spencer Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paint Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- North Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Rosslyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Suddith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suddith
- Sudith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Black Sulpher Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Old Clay City Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pecks Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Mariba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Levee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
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 Wills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Menifee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wills 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 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 Wills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Menifee 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 Wills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2400819 (Wills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2400819 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: Menifee
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Means
- Location given for Wills Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9506548 Lon: -83.7546418
- 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 Menifee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wills 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. |