Wayne County, Kentucky Cemeteries Project

Wayne County, Kentucky Cemeteries Project©

Use ADD-A-Grave to update a cemetery!

How to Use Online Book:

First use the NAME INDEX to find the name of person you are searching for. Beside the person's name will be a page number. This is the page you will need to search for in the CEMETERY INDEX.
If you don't find the person you seek in the NAME INDEX, try our NEW INFO INDEX. This index is a list of people who have been added since the original book was written in the late 1970's. The NEW INFO INDEX will only include names submitted to this web site. We now have over 400 new or corrected names. We welcome contributions of information! Use ADD-A-Grave to update a cemetery!
Now click on CEMETERY INDEX to select the cemetery and page number. The cemeteries are grouped by Quadrangle or location. Click on the Quadrangle listed with the page number you seek. The page number will also be listed beside each individual cemetery name. Click on the cemetery name to view the entire cemetery. If it is a large cemetery you can use your browser's Edit / Find feature to quickly find the name you seek.
For your convenience the INDEXES are listed below along with a LEGEND. View the LEGEND for an explanation of color coding, abbreviations, and a map of Wayne County, Kentucky.
Read the INTRODUCTION to learn more about the original book.
NOTE: Many graves were unmarked when this book was written. We welcome contributions of information! Write to us at: [email protected] if you have large amounts of data to submit.
Thank you for your patience, all 418 cemeteries from the original book are now online!

LEGEND	INTRODUCTION
NAME INDEX NEW INFO INDEX!!	CEMETERY INDEX

LEGEND Map of Wayne Co, KY
Text in BLACK is from original Cemeteries book.
Text in BLUE was contributed by Marilyn Fisher or Eileen Mullins.
Text in RED are items that we question.
Text in OTHER COLORS was contributed by visitors to the Cemetery web site.
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP is a graphic representation of selected man-made and natural features of a part of the earth's surface plotted to a definite scale. The distinguishing characteristic of a topographic map is the portrayal of the shape and elevation of the terrain.
QUADRANGLE is approximately 59 square miles on the 7.5' series Topographic map. Wayne County, Kentucky covers all or part of 16 quadrangles.
SUPPLEMENT SECTION contains cemeteries located and recorded after the book was in print.
O.S.S.W. = On Same Stone With
RD = Road
ROAD NUMBERS found on D.O.T. map of Wayne County, Kentucky
H.W. = Highway
MI = Miles