Rome is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Daviess County,
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
, United States. It was also known as Clearys Grocery. Rome is also referred to as a subdivision located on Highway 81 just southwest of
Owensboro.
Athey's Chapel Cemetery (also known as Rome Cemetery) is located here. The cemetery has 70 interments, but many of the
headstone
A gravestone or tombstone is a marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. A marker set at the head of the grave may be called a headstone. An especially old or elaborate stone slab may be called a funeral stele, stela, or slab. The u ...
s are damaged and have weed overgrowth on them. The cemetery was probably founded in 1820.
FindaGrave Cemeteries: Athey'sChapel Cemetery
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References
Unincorporated communities in Daviess County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
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