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 Attilla (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 Attilla. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Attilla is located in Larue 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 Larue County: Green, Hardin, Hart, Marion, Nelson & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Attilla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Attilla:
- Larue County (The home county of Attilla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Gleanings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
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- Mount Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
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- White City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Tonieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Coburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Feathersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
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- Speck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Speck is located in Adair County
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- Kellyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Cane Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Casey Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Holmes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Knifley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Milltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Pickett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Absher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Barren County
- Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Aliceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Craintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Forkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Brumfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Clermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Atterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Grayson County
- Wheelers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Allendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Roachville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Exie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Glendale Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Younger Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Sonora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Upton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nolin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Tunnel Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Colesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Elizabethtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Crest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Flint Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Hammonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Rio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Pascal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bonnieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Munfordville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Rowletts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Priceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Logsdon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Raywick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Frogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Jessietown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Holy Cross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Nerinx
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Burkes Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Mercer County
- Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Metcalfe County
- Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Stiles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gethsemane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Greenbrier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Balltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Botland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Bellwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Maple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Saloma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Bengal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Acton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Elk Horn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Manton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Fredericktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Saint Catharine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Booker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Mooresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Litsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Mackville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Brush Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Jenkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Willisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulliam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Attilla, see our County-by-County Page for Attilla.
Cemeteries Near Attilla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Attilla.
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 Attilla - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Attilla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Family Burial Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- DeSpain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kerr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- St. Ann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dezarn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Attilla had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Attilla, with the one closest to Attilla listed first.
- Maple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Gleanings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Willowtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willowtown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
- Raywick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Coakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Pitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pitman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Saloma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Mount Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Finley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Finley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Dant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Gethsemane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Allendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Attilla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Attilla.
Newspapers Published in Attilla ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Attilla.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Attilla, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Attilla.
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 Attilla:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Larue County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Boyle County
- Bullitt County
- Casey County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Washington 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- Attilla) 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 Attilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |