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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 Austin (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 Austin. 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 and doctors 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.

Austin is located in Barren County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barren County: Allen, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Austin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Austin:

  • Barren County     (The home county of Austin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Lucas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Barren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <2>
    • Etoile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
      • Etoile is located in Barren County
    • Rocky Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
      • Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rocky Hill
      • From Austin to Rocky Hill
    • Beckton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nobob
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Glasgow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oil City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Barren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oil City
      • From Austin to Oil City
    • Eighty Eight
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
      • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
    • Kino
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Slick Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slick Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
      • Slick Rock is located in Barren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slick Rock
      • From Austin to Slick Rock
    • Park City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Barren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <2>
    • Coral Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coral Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
      • Coral Hill is located in Barren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coral Hill
      • From Austin to Coral Hill
    • Cave City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Cedar Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Meador
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meador. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
      • Meador is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meador
      • From Austin to Meador
    • Holland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Allen County
    • Yesse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Scottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • Halifax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halifax
      • From Austin to Halifax
    • Petroleum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
      • Petroleum is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petroleum
      • From Austin to Petroleum
    • Halfway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halfway
      • From Austin to Halfway
    • Red Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Adolphus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolphus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
      • Adolphus is located in Allen County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolphus <2>
    • Pope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Trammel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trammel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
      • Trammel is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trammel
      • From Austin to Trammel
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Dubre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
      • Dubre is located in Cumberland County
    • Marrowbone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cloyds Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Edmonson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Rocky Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Edmonson County
    • Mammoth Cave
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Cave
      • Mammoth Cave is located in Edmonson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Cave <2>
    • Rhoda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockholm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stockholm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stockholm
      • From Austin to Stockholm
  • Hart County
  • Metcalfe County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Fountain Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Hermon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Akersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
      • Akersville is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Akersville
      • From Austin to Akersville
    • Mud Lick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Forkton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
      • Forkton is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkton
      • From Austin to Forkton
    • Gamaliel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tompkinsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <2>
    • Boles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boles
      • From Austin to Boles
    • Hestand
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hestand
      • From Austin to Hestand
    • Meshack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meshack
      • From Austin to Meshack
  • Simpson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Gold City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
      • Gold City is located in Simpson County
    • Salmons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Martinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Claypool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claypool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
      • Claypool is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claypool
      • From Austin to Claypool
    • Smiths Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Alvaton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvaton
      • Alvaton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvaton <2>
    • Gotts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Drake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Warren County
    • Plum Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
      • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Bowling Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springhill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
      • Springhill is located in Warren County
    • Woodburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Anna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
      • Rockfield is located in Warren County
  • Clay County (TN)
  • Jackson County (TN)
    • North Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Macon County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Frog Pond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lafayette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Shade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut Shade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
      • Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walnut Shade
      • From Austin to Walnut Shade
    • Red Boiling Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
      • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <2>
    • Siloam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadorville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadorville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
      • Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meadorville
      • From Austin to Meadorville
    • Mill Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
    • Green Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Gibbs Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Smith County (TN)
  • Sumner County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sugar Grove
      • From Austin to Sugar Grove
    • Fairfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Westmoreland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
      • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <2>
    • Bransford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bransford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
      • Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
    • Bethpage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chipman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
      • Chipman is located in Sumner County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipman
      • From Austin to Chipman
    • Rock Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Trousdale County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Austin, see our County-by-County Page for Austin.

Cemeteries Near Austin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austin.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Austin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.

  • Austin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Combs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Combs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mosby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradshaw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinslow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinslow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinslow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chambers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Thomerson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tracy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tracy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tracy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Austin 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 Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.

  • Tracy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in Barren County
  • Lucas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lucas is located in Barren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <2>
  • Cedar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Etoile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
    • Etoile is located in Barren County
  • Roseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Barren County
  • Fountain Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gainesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Allen County
  • Rocky Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
    • Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rocky Hill
    • From Austin to Rocky Hill
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Allen County
  • Meador
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meador. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Meador is located in Allen County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Meador
    • From Austin to Meador
  • Flippin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flippin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
    • Flippin is located in Monroe County
  • Temple Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
    • Temple Hill is located in Barren County
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    • Scottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • Mount Hermon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Settle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle
      • Settle is located in Allen County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Austin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Austin.

Newspapers Published in Austin ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Austin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austin, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Austin.

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 helpful websites 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 Austin:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Austin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Austin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8252, Longitude: -86.0194    
<6>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 Austin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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