Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Alonzo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alonzo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Alonzo is located in Allen County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allen County: Barren, Monroe, Simpson, Warren, Macon (TN) & Sumner (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Alonzo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alonzo:
- Allen County (The home county of Alonzo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Mount Aerial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Petroleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Adolphus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Oak Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Yesse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lucas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Etoile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Beckton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Haywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Butler County
- Richelieu
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Edmonson County
- Rocky Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- South Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Adairville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Fountain Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Akersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Gamaliel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Gold City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Salmons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neosheo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Drake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Claypool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Gotts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Rockfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Bowling Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Plum Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Red Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Gibbs Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Cross Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orlinda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- White House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Smith County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Pleasant Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sengtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Westmoreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Bledsoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Rock Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bransford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Fountain Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Bethpage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trousdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Hartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Wilson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Laguardo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alonzo, see our County-by-County Page for Alonzo.
Cemeteries Near Alonzo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alonzo.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alonzo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alonzo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- Harrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pirkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Butt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Hinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perdue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alonzo had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alonzo, with the one closest to Alonzo listed first.
- New Roe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Roe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roe
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Mount Aerial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Adolphus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Brackentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brackentown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Rodemer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rodemer is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodemer
- Trammel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Hickory Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Pondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pondville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Temperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Gold City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Barefoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barefoot is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alonzo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alonzo.
Newspapers Published in Alonzo ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alonzo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alonzo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alonzo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alonzo:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alonzo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Alonzo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |