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 Bancroft (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 Bancroft. 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.
Bancroft 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 Bancroft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bancroft:
Jefferson County (The home county of Bancroft)
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Old Brownsboro Place (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Old Brownsboro Place is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brownsboro Place Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
Spring Valley (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Spring Valley is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
Thornhill (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Thornhill is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
Graymoor - Devondale (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Graymoor - Devondale is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymoor - Devondale Population from the 2020 Census: 3,090 people
Crossgate (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Crossgate is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
Briarwood (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Briarwood is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
Barbourmeade (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Barbourmeade is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourmeade Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
Broeck Pointe (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Broeck Pointe is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broeck Pointe Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
Brownsboro Farm (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Brownsboro Farm is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro Farm Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
Goose Creek (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Goose Creek is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
Glenview Hills (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Glenview Hills is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
Glenview Manor (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Glenview Manor is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Manor Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
Bullitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Hunters Hollow (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
Pioneer Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
Whitfield (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Whitfield is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Brooks (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Fox Chase (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
Hebron Estates (16 miles [25.7 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
Mount Washington (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Hillview (17 miles [27.4 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
Shepherdsville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Solitude (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Solitude is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude Cupio (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Cupio is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio Bardstown Junction (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction Hardin County
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
West Point (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Howard (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Howard is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Henry County
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Jericho (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Jericho is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Smithfield (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Pendleton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Sulphur (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Eminence (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
New Castle (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Pleasureville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Campbellsburg (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Bethlehem (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Bethlehem is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Turners Station (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Turners Station is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station Lawrence County
Castle ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Castle is located in Lawrence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Meade County
Pilcher Landing (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing Nelson County
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Highgrove (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Highgrove is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove Lenore (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Lenore is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore Deatsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Deatsville is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville Coxs Creek (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Fairfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Fairfield is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
Samuels (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Samuels is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Hunters (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Hunters is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Bourbon Springs (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs Bloomfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Oldham County
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Orchard Grass Hills (5 miles [8 km] 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 (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
River Bluff (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
River Bluff is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
Crestwood (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Goshen (8 miles [12.9 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
Harmony Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Harmony Village is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village Park Lake (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake Buckner (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Ballardsville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Ballardsville is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville La Grange (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner Westport (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Shelby County
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Lincoln Ridge (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge Simpsonville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Chestnut Grove (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Finchville (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Finchville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville Shelbyville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Figgs (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Figgs is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Cropper (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Cropper is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropper Southville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Southville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Christianburg (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Christianburg is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg Clay Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Clay Village is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village Bagdad (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Consolation (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Consolation is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation Spencer County
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Normandy (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Normandy is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Yoder (21 miles [33.8 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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Little Mount is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Wakefield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Wakefield is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Mount Eden (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Mount Eden is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden Trimble County
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Mount Pleasant (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant Bedford (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Trout (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Trout is located in Trimble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Clark County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Utica (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
Oak Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Arctic Springs (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Arctic Springs is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs Watson (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Watson is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Jeffersonville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Prather (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Prather is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Clarksville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Sellersburg (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Blackiston Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village Speed (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Speed is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Charlestown (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Sunset Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Sunset Village is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village Floyd County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
New Albany (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Floyds Knobs (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Galena (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Galena is located in Floyd County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Georgetown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Greenville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Harrison County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Locust Point (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Lanesville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Elizabeth (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Crandall (24 miles [38.6 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
Bradford (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Bradford is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford New Middletown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Corydon Junction (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction New Salisbury (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Dogwood (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Corydon (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Palmyra (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Ramsey (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Ramsey is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Jefferson County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Chelsea (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Chelsea is located in Jefferson County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Hanover (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Scott County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Lexington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Goshen (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Goshen is located in Scott County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Scottsburg (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Blocher (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Blocher is located in Scott County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher Marshfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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 Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Bartle (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Bartle is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle New Pekin (26 miles [41.8 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 (28 miles [45.1 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 Bancroft, see our County-by-County Page for Bancroft .
Cemeteries Near Bancroft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bancroft.
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 Bancroft - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bancroft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Breckinridge Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Middletown Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Worthington Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Louisville Memorial Gardens East (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Ewing Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Eastern Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Cave Hill National Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Cave Hill Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
St. Louis Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Calvary Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jeffersontown Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Continue List (394 more) ...
Country Home Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Souther Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
St. Aloysius Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bancroft in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bancroft.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
Lyndon (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Goose Creek (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Goose Creek is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
Saint Matthews (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Beechwood Village (2 miles [3.2 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
Glenview (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Glenview is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
Woodside (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Woodside is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Longview (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Longview is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Harrods Creek (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Lakeland (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Lakeland is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Worthington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Worthington is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Anchorage (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Prospect (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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Utica (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
Clifton (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Clifton is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Middletown (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bancroft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bancroft .
Newspapers Published in Bancroft ...
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 291 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bancroft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bancroft, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Bancroft.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Bancroft:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Jefferson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bullitt County Hardin County Henry County Lawrence County Meade 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 Bancroft. 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 Bancroft, 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- Bancroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.