A visit to the Work 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 Work Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Work Cemetery:
38.5012, -84.6474
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Work Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Work Cemetery is located in Owen County<2>.
The county seat for Owen County is located in Owenton. Owenton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Work Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Work Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Work Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Work Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Souder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Souder Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souder Cemetery
- True Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The True Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- New Columbus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Columbus Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus Cemetery
- The New Columbus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73905 <5>
- Steger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Steger Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steger Cemetery
- Lingenfelter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ecklers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ecklers Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecklers Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Naill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Naill Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naill Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Anness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Anness Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Anness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anness Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Caney Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Corinth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484796 <5>
- Brewsaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brewsaugh Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewsaugh Cemetery
- Ackman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ackman Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackman Cemetery
- Windings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Windings Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windings Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Mt. Oliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Oliver Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oliver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Work Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Work Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canby
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canby is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Keefer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefer
- Natlee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natlee
- New Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Lawrenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blanchet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchet
- Breck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Breck is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breck
- Fairbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Hensley Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Ford
- Holiday Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Ford
- Hesler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesler
- Josephine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Cherry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Heekin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heekin
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Sweet Owen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
- Hallam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Beechwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Porter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 helpful 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 Work Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Owen 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 Work Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #507146 (Work Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #507146 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: Owen
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lawrenceville
- Location given for Work Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5011809 Lon: -84.6474446
- 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 Owen, 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- Work 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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