A visit to the Woosley 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 Woosley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woosley Cemetery:
37.3398, -86.4839
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woosley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woosley Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Woosley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Woosley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woosley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woosley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Gary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gary Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Lacefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Embry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Gary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gary Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
- Christian Home Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
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- Embry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Lumbustown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lumbustown Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumbustown Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lower Bates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lower Bates Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bates Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Bates Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Caneyville.
- The Lower Bates Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bates Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236675 <5>
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Peyton Phelps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Peyton Phelps Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton Phelps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peyton Phelps Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Morgantown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959572 <5>
- Peyton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Peyton Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton Cemetery
- Threlkel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Threlkel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threlkel Cemetery
- Layman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Layman Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woosley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woosley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Welch's Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Caneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Sunfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Shrewsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Roundhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Spring Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Bee Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Lindseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Short Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Morgantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Yeaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Kyrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Horse Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Leitchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Select
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
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 Woosley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woosley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caneyville
- Leitchfield
- Morgantown
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 either 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 Woosley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Woosley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #507137 (Woosley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #507137 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ready
- Location given for Woosley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3397719 Lon: -86.4838703
- 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 Butler, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woosley 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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