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 Asphalt (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 Asphalt. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Asphalt is located in Edmonson 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 Edmonson County: Barren, Butler, Grayson, Hart & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Asphalt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Asphalt:
- Edmonson County (The home county of Asphalt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lindseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Roundhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rhoda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Sunfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Stockholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Meador
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halifax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Trammel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Cedar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Mount Aerial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Park City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beckton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rocky Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Haywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lucas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Hiseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Falls-of-Rough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Whittinghill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Welch's Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richelieu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Dunbar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mining City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Peonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Caneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Higdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Leitchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Clarkson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Short Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Spurrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Limp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hardin Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Flint Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Dogcreek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Priceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Horse Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Munfordville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Bonnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnell Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- South Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muhlenberg County
- Skilesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Arnold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Select
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Horse Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Cromwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rosine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Gold City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Plum Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Gotts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Bowling Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hadley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Springhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Claypool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Asphalt, see our County-by-County Page for Asphalt.
Cemeteries Near Asphalt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asphalt.
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 Asphalt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Asphalt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Gravel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Honakers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Threlkel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Asphalt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Asphalt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Asphalt, with the one closest to Asphalt listed first.
- Huff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reedyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Bee Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Reedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
- Sunfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Richardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Girkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girkin
- Nash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- South
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Pig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pig is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Asphalt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asphalt.
Newspapers Published in Asphalt ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asphalt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asphalt, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Asphalt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Asphalt:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Edmonson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Roundhill and Anna. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Asphalt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Asphalt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |