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 Anderson (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 Anderson. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Anderson is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Warren & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Anderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anderson:
- Logan County (The home county of Anderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Lost City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Agnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Justice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Cave Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Ferguson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Schochoh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Trammel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Pope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Quality
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Richelieu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Harreldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mining City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Woodbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Morgantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jetson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Bluff Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fearsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Roundhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Dunmor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Skilesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Belton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Ennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Beechmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Beech Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Drakesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nonnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bevier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Cromwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Echols
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Rockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- McHenry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ceralvo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Salmons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Neosheo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Black Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Sharon Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Clifty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Allegre
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Allensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Springhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bowling Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Richardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Woodburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Plum Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Drake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Barren Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Orlinda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Black Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Sumner County (TN)
- Mitchellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anderson, see our County-by-County Page for Anderson.
Cemeteries Near Anderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.
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 Anderson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Githens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gasper River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Felts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Tuck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Head Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Anderson had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Costelow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Costelow is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costelow
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Gasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gasper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
- Harreldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Wolf Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Epleys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Epleys is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epleys
- South Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Spa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spa is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Dunmor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anderson.
Newspapers Published in Anderson ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anderson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Anderson:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Edmonson County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Robertson County
- Sumner 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Anderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |