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 Ballardsville (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 Ballardsville. 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 and doctors 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.
Ballardsville is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County : Clark (IN) , Floyd (IN) , Harrison (IN) , Bullitt , Hardin , Oldham , Shelby & Spencer .
Below are the counties that are near Ballardsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ballardsville:
Jefferson County (The home county of Ballardsville)
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Coldstream (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Coldstream is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
Fincastle (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Fincastle is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
Worthington Hills (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Worthington Hills is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
Worthington (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Worthington is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington O'Bannon (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
O'Bannon is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bannon Broeck Pointe (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Broeck Pointe is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broeck Pointe Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
Creekside (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Creekside is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
Hickory Hill (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Hickory Hill is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
Manor Creek (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Manor Creek is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Creek Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
Meadow Vale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Meadow Vale is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vale Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
Ten Broeck (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Ten Broeck is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
Anchorage (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Barbourmeade (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Barbourmeade is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourmeade Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
Bullitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Whitfield (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Whitfield is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Mount Washington (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Hunters Hollow (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
Hebron Estates (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
Brooks (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Pioneer Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
Hillview (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Hillview is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
Fox Chase (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
Solitude (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Solitude is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude Shepherdsville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Bardstown Junction (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction Clermont (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Lotus (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Lotus is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Carroll County
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
English (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
English is located in Carroll County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Locust (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Locust is located in Carroll County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Henry County
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Jericho (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Jericho is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Smithfield (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Pendleton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Sulphur (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Eminence (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
New Castle (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Campbellsburg (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Pleasureville (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Turners Station (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Turners Station is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station Bethlehem (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Bethlehem is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Franklinton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Franklinton is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton Port Royal (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Port Royal is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal Lawrence County
Castle ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Castle is located in Lawrence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Nelson County
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Highgrove (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Highgrove is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove Lenore (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Lenore is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore Fairfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Fairfield is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
Coxs Creek (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Deatsville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Deatsville is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville Samuels (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Samuels is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Bloomfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Oldham County
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Orchard Grass Hills (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
Pewee Valley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Crestwood (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Park Lake (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake River Bluff (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
River Bluff is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
Goshen (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Goshen is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
Buckner (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Harmony Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Harmony Village is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village Ballardsville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Ballardsville is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville La Grange (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Westport (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Russell Corner (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner Shelby County
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Lincoln Ridge (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge Simpsonville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Chestnut Grove (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Finchville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Finchville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville Shelbyville (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Figgs (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Figgs is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Cropper (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Cropper is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropper Christianburg (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Christianburg is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg Clay Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Clay Village is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village Southville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Southville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Bagdad (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Consolation (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Consolation is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation Waddy (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Spencer County
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Normandy (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Normandy is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Yoder (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Yoder is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Taylorsville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Little Mount (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Little Mount is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Mount Eden (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Mount Eden is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden Wakefield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Wakefield is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Trimble County
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Mount Pleasant (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant Bedford (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Trout (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Trout is located in Trimble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Milton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Clark County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Utica (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
Oak Park (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Watson (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Watson is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Sunset Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Sunset Village is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village Prather (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Prather is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Arctic Springs (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Arctic Springs is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs Vesta (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Vesta is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta Charlestown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Jeffersonville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Clarksville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Sellersburg (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Speed (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Speed is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Blackiston Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village Floyd County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
New Albany (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Floyds Knobs (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Galena (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Galena is located in Floyd County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Georgetown (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Greenville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Harrison County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Locust Point (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Lanesville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Elizabeth (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Bradford (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Bradford is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Crandall (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Crandall is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
New Middletown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Corydon Junction (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction New Salisbury (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Jefferson County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Chelsea (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Chelsea is located in Jefferson County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Hanover (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Kent (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Kent is located in Jefferson County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Scott County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Lexington (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Goshen (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Goshen is located in Scott County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Blocher (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Blocher is located in Scott County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher Scottsburg (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Marshfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Marshfield is located in Scott County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Washington County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Bartle (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Bartle is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle New Pekin (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
New Pekin is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
South Boston (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
South Boston is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ballardsville, see our County-by-County Page for Ballardsville .
Cemeteries Near Ballardsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ballardsville.
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 Ballardsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ballardsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Louisville Memorial Gardens East (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Worthington Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Souther Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
St. Aloysius Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Harding Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Ross Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Ewing Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Hardin Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Netherton Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Pewee Valley Confederate Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Pewee Valley Cemetery East (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Continue List (357 more) ...
Clore Cemetery
The Clore Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clore Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433467 <2>
Shirley Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Harrods Creek Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Ballardsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ballardsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ballardsville, with the one closest to Ballardsville listed first.
Worthington (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Worthington is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington O'Bannon (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
O'Bannon is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bannon Pewee Valley (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Goose Creek (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Goose Creek is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
Lakeland (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Lakeland is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Anchorage (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Brownsboro (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Brownsboro is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro Lyndon (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Prospect (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Middletown (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Harrods Creek (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Longview (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Longview is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Continue List (14 more) ...
Beechwood Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Beechwood Village is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
Goshen (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Goshen is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
Utica (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ballardsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ballardsville .
Newspapers Published in Ballardsville ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballardsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ballardsville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Ballardsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Ballardsville:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Jefferson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bullitt County Carroll County Henry County Lawrence County Nelson County Oldham County Shelby County Spencer County Trimble County Clark County Floyd County Harrison County Jefferson County Scott County Washington County Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ballardsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Ballardsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ballardsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.