A visit to the Winchester 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 Winchester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winchester Cemetery:
36.6679, -84.6052
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winchester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Winchester Cemetery is located in McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just to the east northeast of the Winchester Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Winchester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winchester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kidd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Shearer - Dobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Nancy Grave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nancy Grave Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Grave Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Troxel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Troxel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- Stevens Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Chitwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Burkes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Cemetery
- Burke - Kidd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burke - Kidd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke - Kidd Cemetery
- Carl Kidd Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carl Kidd Graveyard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Kidd Graveyard
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Denny Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Denny Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Farm Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Boyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyatt Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyatt Cemetery
- Spradlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spradlin Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradlin Cemetery
- Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Winchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winchester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foster Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Smith Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Revelo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshes Siding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Parmleysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Ritner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
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- Pine Knot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- State Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Isham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Strunk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiborg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Mount Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Verdun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
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 Winchester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Helenwood
- Huntsville
- Monticello
- Oneida
- Whitley City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Winchester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Winchester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #516415 (Winchester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #516415 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barthell
- Location given for Winchester Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6678539 Lon: -84.6052176
- 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 McCreary, 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 from Point A (ie- Winchester 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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