| 3. | Virginia Cathryn DOHM was born on 24 Jul 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland (daughter of Robert Irving DOHM and Carolyn Elizabeth SMEAD); died on 03 Apr 2009 in Charleston, West Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
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Index of Fayette County
Cemeteries
Compiled by Robert G. Harbison, Librarian Assistant
Reference Department, Lexington Public Library
This list is an index of the following cemetery resources located
in the Kentucky Room at the Lexington Public Library's Central
Library.
Please Check out our other Genealogical Resources
Bean, Richard M. The Jewel on Walnut Hill : the Story of the Walnut
Hill Church, Lexington, Kentucky, 1784 through 1994. Lexington:
Richard M. Bean, 1995.^^ R285.1769 W163b KY 1995
Daughters of the American Revolution. Kentucky Cemetery Records v.
1-5 Lexington: Kentucky Society, Daughters of the American
Revolution, 1960 - 1986. ^R976.9 D265k KY (Genealogy
Reference section)
Daughters of the American Revolution. Inscriptions on Tomb Stones of
Old Cemeteries of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky.
Lexington: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1984.^^ R976.947
D265i KY 1984
The Lexington Kentucky Cemetery. Lexington: Hisle's Headstones and
Kentucky Tree Search, 1986.^^R976.947 L591 KY 1986
Milward, Burton. A History of the Lexington Cemetery. Lexington: The
Lexington Cemetery Company, c1989.^^R976.947 L591m KY 1989
Nash, Leslie. Old Union Christian Church Cemetery, 6856 Russell
Cave Road, Lexington, KY 40511.Lexington: Leslie Nash,
1995.^^R976.947 Ol1 KY 1995
Pisgah 1784-1984, Woodford County, Kentucky. [Woodford,
County?] Pisgah Presbyterian Church, 1984.^ ^R285.17694 P674
KY 1984
Sanders, Robert Stuart. Annals of the First Presbyterian Church
Lexington, Kentucky : [1784-1984]. Tallahassee, FL: Rose Printing,
1984.^^R285.09769 Sa56a KY
Sanders, Robert Stuart. History of Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church
(Fayette County, Kentucky). Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical
Society, 1956. ^^R285.1769 Sa56hi KY
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly Ky Room
Periodicals
Kentucky Ancestors Ky Room Periodicals
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society Ky Room Periodicals
Local History Index
(The locations provided for the cemeteries are from the sources
indexed. They are sometimes vague, contradictory, and incomplete.
Landmarks and street names may have changed, and many cemeteries
are on private property. The library staff assumes no responsibility for
correct locations of the cemeteries listed in this index.)
The Local History Index is a partial index to Lexington newspapers, past and
present.
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Subject Headings.
Part One indexes cemeteries alphabetically.
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A
African Cemetery #2 ^^^Seventh Street, Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Leader^^ April 18, 1973 p. 46 col. 4-5
Lexington Leader^^ July 11, 1973 p. 3 col. 3
^^^^Charting of the cemetery
Lexington Leader^^ May 20, 1981 p. A-3 col. 3-6
^^Cemetery restored
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward p. 17-18
Local History Index
Athens Church Graveyard Athens, Kentucky
Inscriptions p. 81
Athens Church Graveyard and Athens Baptist Church
Graveyard^^Athens Kentucky
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 1 p. 162
Athens Christian Church and Boone's Creek Baptist
Church^Athens, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 1 p. 2-13
^^^^Listing of all stones located between the two churches.
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B
Baker Family Graveyard^^Tates Creek Pike, Fayette County,
Kentucky
'10 miles from Lexington'
"Charles Ratliffe Farm"
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 64
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 1 p. 161
Inscriptions p. 100
Baptist Church Burying Ground West Main Street, Lexington,
Kentucky
Observer and Reporter February 27, 1849 p. 3 col. 2
Observer and Reporter March 26, 1845 p. 3 col. 3
Inscriptions p. 56
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward p. 13 - 14
Local History Index
Baptist Church Graveyard Athens, Kentucky
Inscriptions p. 57
Baxter Family Graveyard ^ ^Tates Creek Pike, Lexington, Kentucky
"Old Doctor Miller Farm"
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 67
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 6 no. 4 p. 126
Inscriptions p. 32
Joseph Beard Graveyard ^^Stone Road off Clays Mill Road, ^ ^
Lexington, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 63
Inscriptions p. 57
Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery Bethel Pike off Leestown
Road, Lexington, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 1 no. 2 p. 43-46
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 3 p. 87-88
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 3 p. 43-45
Inscriptions p. 78-79, 89, 103-116, and 135-139
Lexington Herald July 22, 1951 p. 25 col. 1
^^^^Photograph and historical information on the church.
Boggs Family Burying Ground Walnut Hill Pike, Athens, Kentucky
"Samuel M. Cassidy Farm"
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 10 no. 3 p. 75-77
Bolivar Street Baptist Cemetery Bolivar Street, Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Herald March 20, 1899 p. 2 col. 3
Lexington Herald December 28, 1900 p. 1 col. 1
Boone Station Cemetery Gentry Road, Athens, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 11 no. 2 p. 53
Branbarga Family Cemetery Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington,
Kentucky
"Old Don Ball Farm"
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 7 no. 3 p. 92
Brown-Harrison Family Graveyard Russell Cave Road, Fayette
County, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 66
Inscriptions p. 133
Bullock - Hunt Family Graveyard Richmond and Delong Pikes,
Lexington, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 4 p. 92
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C
Caldwell-Wilson Place 6141 Russell Cave Pike, Fayette County,
Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 7 no. 2 p. 48
Calvary Catholic Cemetery 874 West Main Street, Lexington,
Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader July 30, 1986 p. B-1 col. 1-6
Lexington Leader September 19, 1974 p. 43 col 4-5
^^ ^^ 100th anniversary of the move from the old cemetery site.
Lexington Press February 16, 1872 p. 4 col. 2
^^ ^^ Purchase of 40 acres on Paris Pike for use as a new Catholic Cemetery
Lexington Press August 20, 1872 p. 4 col. 1
^^ ^^ Purchase of 35 acres on Frankfort Pike (West Main) opposite
Lexington Cemetery for use as a new Catholic Cemetery.
Lexington Press September 22, 1873 p. 4 col. 1
^^ ^^ 20 acres opposite Lexington Cemetery purchased for use as a new
Catholic Cemetery.
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward, p. 16-18, 53
Local History Index
Carrick Family Cemetery Lemons Mill Road, Fayette County,
Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 9 no. 3 p. 100
Old Catholic Cemetery East 3rd Street, Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Herald July 23, 1916 p. 2 col. 7
^^^^Old Catholic and Episcopal Cemeteries on East 3rd Street to be
converted into a park.
Lexington Herald October 29, 1950 p. 2 col. 1
^^^^Catholic and Episcopal Cemeteries to be restored.
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v.7 no. 1 p. 1-5.
^^^^Church information and grave list.
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward p. 14, 16-19
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Chrisman-Land Family Graveyard^^Jacks Creek Pike,^^Fayette
County, Kentucky
"Dr. LeRoy Land Farm" or "Eugene Land Farm"
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 1 p. 161
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 11 no.4 p. 121
Inscriptions p. 27 and 29
Christ Church Cathedral^^3rd and Rose Streets,^^Lexington,
Kentucky
"Old Episcopal Cemetery" and part of "Third Street Cemetery"
Lexington Herald-Leader^^ April 20, 1996 ^'You' Section p. 3 col. 5
Lexington Herald-Leader ^^June 13, 1996^ p. C-1 col. 2-4 and p. C-6
Lexington Herald-Leader^^April 11, 1997^'Weekender' section p. 15 col.
1
^^^^Article about the 'Old Cemetery'
Old City Burying Ground 'Lawrence Street,' Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Leader August 9, 1900 p. 3 col. 2
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward^p. 14-15
"City of the Dead"
^^Common name for the Lexington Cemetery. The phrase is inscribed on the
Cemetery's West Gate.
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward^p. 29
Cove Haven Cemetery^(formerly Greenwood Cemetery) Georgetown
Road, Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader^April 25, 1994^p. B-1 col. 2
Lexington Herald-Leader^April 25, 1994^p. B-1 col. 3-4 and p. B-3
Cosby Family Cemetery ^Jacks Creek Pike,^ Fayette County,
Kentucky
"Across from 6811 Jacks Creek Pike"
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 14 no. 4 p. 63
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D
Danley Family Graveyard Near Raven Run, Fayette County,
Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 3 p. 91
Inscriptions p. 31
Downing Family Graveyard (Downing-Gibson?) Near Seton and
Laketower Drive, Lexington, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 63-64
Inscriptions p. 77
Downing Family Graveyard (Downing-Turner-Wymore?)
Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Kentucky
'4 miles from the Lexington Courthouse'
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 67
Inscriptions p. 33
Downs, Miller, Branbarger Graveyard Old Frankfort Pike,
Lexington, Kentucky
'Allenhurst Farm'
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 1 p. 159
Inscriptions p. 101-102
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E
Edmiston Family Cemetery 'next to property at 3645 Winchester
Road' Lexington, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 8 no. 1 p. 12
Old Episcopal Cemetery East 3rd Street, Lexington, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 1 no. 1 p. 11-17
Lexington Herald July 23, 1916 p. 2 col. 7
^^^^ Catholic and Episcopal Cemeteries to be converted into a park
Lexington Herald March 10, 1935 p. 1 col. 4-5
^^^^ Life of the Episcopal Cemetery caretaker
Lexington Leader March 24, 1935 p. 5 col. 3
^^^^Restoration of the Old Cemetery
Lexington Herald September 28, 1975 p. D-1 col. 2-5
^^^^History of the Old Episcopal Cemetery
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society v. 23 no. 67 (January, 1925) p.
100-108
Inscriptions p. 38-52 and p. 75
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward p. 14, 17-19, 26, 29
Local History Index
Evans Family Graveyards on Raven Creek, Evans Mill Road (off
Richmond Road), Lexington, Kentucky
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 1 p. 163
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F
Family Cemeteries
Lexington Leader September 28, 1975 p. A-8 col. 1-2
^^^^Article about rural cemeteries in Fayette County
Ferguson Family Cemetery Evans Mill Road, Lexington, Kentucky
'near Raven Creek'
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 3 p. 91
Inscriptions p. 31
"First Hill"^^ Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky
'Now the site of First Baptist Church'
^^^^Pioneer cemetery, Lexington's first city burying ground. See also Baptist
Church Burying Ground
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 7 no. 2 p. 47
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward p. 13 - 14, 19, 57, 72
Forest Hill Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky
^^^^Pauper cemetery adjacent to Lexington Cemetery
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 3 no. 3 p. 86-87
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G
German Lutheran Church Burying Ground West High Street,
Lexington, Kentucky
'Current site of the United Methodist Church'
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward p. 14 and p. 17
^^^^Many early German residents of Lexington were buried here, but moved
to Presbyterian Cemetery.
Gibson Family Cemetery 'near Ashland' Lexington, Kentucky
Inscriptions p. 74
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 65
John Glover Cemetery Jacks Creek Pike, Fayette County, Kentucky
'9 miles from Lexington'
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 11 no. 3 p. 90
Gorham Family Graveyard Newtown Road, Lexington, Kentucky
'5 miles from Lexington' on 'Coldstream Farm'
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 62-63
Inscriptions p. 80 and p. 86 and 120-124
Grant Family Burying Ground 'in Fayette County, Kentucky'
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 10 no. 1 p. 25
Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown Road, Lexington, Kentucky
^^(see also Cove Haven)
Lexington Herald Leader January 16, 1985 p. B-1 col. 1-5 and B-4
Lexington Herald-Leader May 31, 1987 p. B-1 col. 1-5 and B-6
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward p. 50-52
Griffith/Griffieth Cemetery 6535 Jacks Creek Pike, Fayette County,
Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 12 no. 4 p. 120-121
Grimes Family Cemetery near Old Grimes Mill, Fayette County,
Kentucky
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 1 p. 163
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H
Hall Family Cemetery Jacks Creek Pike, Fayette County, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 14 no. 4 p. 62
Herndon Family Cemetery Richmond Road, Lexington, Kentucky
'next to Jacobson Park'
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 7 no. 3 p. 95
Highland Memorial Cemetery Lisle Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader August 26, 1998 At Issue section p. 4
Hillcrest Cemetery Versailles Road, Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Herald October 19, 1927 p. 14 col. 3
Lexington Herald May 3, 1945 p. 11 col. 3
Hill Street Lutheran Church Cemetery Hill Street, Lexington,
Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 6 no. 3
^^^^remains re-interred in Lexington Cemetery October 30, 1907
Howard's Grove Cemetery Bryan Station Road, Lexington, Kentucky
'2 miles north of Intersection of Bryan Station and Briar Hill Road
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 8 no. 2 p. 81-82
Howard's Grove Online
Hull Family Graveyard Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 63
Inscriptions p. 64 and p. 56
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I
Irish Catholic Graveyard East Third Street, Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader January 3, 1992 p. A-1 col. 4-5 and A-8
Lexington Herald Leader December 21, 1991 p. A-1 col. 2-5 and A-10
J
Johnson Family Graveyard near Spears, Fayette County, Kentucky
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 1 p. 161-162
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 11 no. 4 p. 121
K
Keen(e) Cemetery Versailles Road, Lexington, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 8 no. 11 p. 5-6
Old King Place Jacks Creek Pike, Fayette County, Kentucky
'Albert Johnson Estate'
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 1 p. 163
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L
Land-Spears Family Cemetery Spears, Kentucky
'formerly Eugene Land Place'
Kentucky Cemetery Records v. 1 p. 161
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 11 no. 4 p. 121
Inscriptions p. 29
Lexington Cemetery 833 West Main Street, Lexington,
Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 4 p. 106-111
Lexington Herald-Leader February 7, 1988 p. F-1 col. 1
Lexington Herald-Leader May 25, 1988 p. B-1 col. 1-6
Lexington Herald-Leader April 23, 1989 p. B-1 col. 1
Lexington Herald-Leader June 20, 1989 p. B-2 col. 3-6
Lexington Herald January 15, 1956 p. B-12
^^^^ Tiny section of the Nation's Bivouac of the Dead is located in the
Lexington Cemetery.
^^^^^1300 soldiers, sailors and marines are buried here.
Lexington Herald December 11, 1948 p. 1 col. 4
^^^^ County takes pauper plot, agrees to pay burial costs for poor.
Lexington Herald January 3, 1915 p. 5 col. 5
^^^^ Sketch of the Cemetery
Lexington Herald February 3, 1911 p. 10 col. 2
^^^^ C.E. Merril is preparing a book giving a list of burials in the Lexington
Cemetery
Lexington Herald July 30, 1905 p. 1 col. 7 and p. 8 col. 6
^^^^Sketch of the cemetery
Lexington Herald April 13, 1898 p. 3 col. 3
^^^^List of Confederate dead in Lexington Cemetery
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward
Lexington Kentucky Cemetery by Hisle's Headstones
Local History Index
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M
Maxwell Cemetery Bolivar Street, Lexington, Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 1 no. 2 p. 38
Lexington Press September 29, 1873 p. 4 col. 4
^^^^Condition of old graveyard at Mission Church is bad
Lexington Transcript December 22, 1885 p. 1 col. 5
^^^^List of dead interred in Maxwell Cemetery
Lexington Transcript June 5, 1887 p. 5 col. 1
^^^^Report on the bad condition of Maxwell Cemetery
Lexington Leader June 30, 1938 Section 4 p. 20 col. 1-6
^^^^Leader in 1893 criticized the desecration of the Old Graveyard
History of the Lexington Cemetery by Burton Milward
p. 13 - 14, 15, 19
McGowan - Hull Family Graveyard Nicholasville Pike, Lexington,
Kentucky
'Back of Alleghan Hall' 'On Farm of Mrs. C. W. Hunt'
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 6 no. 3 p. 96
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 6 no. 4 p. 127
McNeil Family Cemetery 6295 Jacks Creek Pike, Fayette County,
Kentucky
'Across from Mt. Gilead Church'
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 12 no. 4
Moore Family Graveyard Lexington, Kentucky
'Between Mt. Horeb and Huffman Mill Pike'
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 6 no. 4 p. 126
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 11 no. 4 p. 120
Kentucky Cemetery Records^^ v. 1 p. 160
Mt. Gilead Churchyard Jacks Creek Pike, Fayette County, Kentucky
Inscriptions p. 56
Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Churchyard Ironworks Pike, Lexington,
Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 2 no. 2 p. 61
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 9 no. 3 p. 100
Kentucky Cemetery Records^^ v. 1 p. 160
Inscriptions p. 90-92
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery Old Frankfort Pike, Fayette
County, Kentucky
Kentucky Ancestors v. 7 no. 2 p. 92-93
N
Neal Family Cemetery Spurr Road at Yarnellton Pike, Fayette County,
Kentucky
Fayette County Genealogical Society Quarterly v. 3 no. 4 p. 112
'Negro Cemetery' South Broadway Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Herald December 10, 1903 p. 4 col. 3
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