A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
36.8690, -84.7803
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the west southwest of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hayden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Beech Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Valley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Valley Cemetery
- Isaac Draughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Elk Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elk Spring Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Spring Cemetery
- Benjamin F Coffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Wither Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wither Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wither Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dodson - Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mack Lair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mack Lair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Lair Cemetery
- Morrow - Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patience Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The East Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Bartlestons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bartlestons Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlestons Cemetery
- Ingram / Vickery / Goddard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ingram / Vickery / Goddard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram / Vickery / Goddard Cemetery
- The Ingram / Vickery / Goddard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ingram / Vickery / Goodard Cemetery
- Ingram Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nimrod Ingram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nimrod Ingram Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod Ingram Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nimrod Ingram Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Monticello.
- The Nimrod Ingram Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Coffey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369167 <5>
- Chrisman - Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- G W Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The G W Dodson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G W Dodson Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Thomas Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Mill Springs Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monticello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Frazer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Sumpter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Ritner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Parnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Murl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Vinnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Shearer Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Bronston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parmleysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tateville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Faubush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Slickford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Mount Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Nancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lula ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Cumberland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Wiborg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright 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 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2570126 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2570126 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monticello
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8689542 Lon: -84.7803468
- 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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wright 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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