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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 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 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.

Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County: Butler, Christian, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Ohio & Todd.

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:

  • Muhlenberg County     (The home county of Bancroft)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Depoy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
      • Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Greenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Luzerne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
      • Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Graham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Nebo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
      • Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Powderly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
      • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <2>
    • Earles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
      • Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Rosewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
      • Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Beech Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
      • Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Bevier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bevier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
      • Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Cleaton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
      • Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Beechmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechmont
      • Beechmont is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beechmont <2>
    • Browder
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Rochester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Harreldsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harreldsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
      • Harreldsville is located in Butler County
    • Huntsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Butler County
    • Quality
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
      • Quality is located in Butler County
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Butler County
    • Provo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
      • Provo is located in Butler County
    • Mining City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mining City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
      • Mining City is located in Butler County
    • Dunbar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Butler County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Claxton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
      • Claxton is located in Caldwell County
    • Lewistown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
      • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Bluff Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
      • Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
    • Fearsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
      • Fearsville is located in Christian County
    • Empire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Christian County
    • Crofton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hopkinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bainbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Christian County
    • Pembroke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Church Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Christian County
    • Gracey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
      • Gracey is located in Christian County
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • White Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <2>
    • Nortonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
    • Mortons Gap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Earlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
      • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <2>
    • Saint Charles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Madisonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <2>
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Hopkins County
    • Hanson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
      • Hanson is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <2>
    • Vandetta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
      • Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
    • Manitou
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
      • Manitou is located in Hopkins County
    • Charleston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Hopkins County
    • Fiddle Bow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
      • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Agnes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
      • Agnes is located in Logan County
    • Deer Lick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deer Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
      • Deer Lick is located in Logan County
    • Wolf Lick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolf Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
      • Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
    • Lewisburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Justice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Justice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
      • Justice is located in Logan County
    • Lost City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Logan County
    • Gordonsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
      • Gordonsville is located in Logan County
    • Russellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
      • Cave Spring is located in Logan County
    • Ferguson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferguson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Logan County
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Sacramento
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <2>
    • Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Livermore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <2>
    • Calhoun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Calhoun is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Former names for Calhoun:
      • Calhoon
      • Fort Vienna
      • Vienna Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
    • Rumsey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
      • Rumsey is located in McLean County
    • Buel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
      • Buel is located in McLean County
    • Glenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
      • Glenville is located in McLean County
    • Lemon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
      • Lemon is located in McLean County
  • Ohio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Ceralvo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ceralvo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
      • Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
    • Rockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Rockport is located in Ohio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Echols
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
      • Echols is located in Ohio County
    • Centertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Centertown is located in Ohio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • McHenry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Ohio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cromwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Ohio County
    • Hartford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Ohio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
    • Beda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
      • Beda is located in Ohio County
    • Select
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
      • Select is located in Ohio County
      • Former name for Select:
      • Stweartsville
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Kirkmansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
      • Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
    • Clifty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
      • Clifty is located in Todd County
    • Allegre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
      • Allegre is located in Todd County
    • Sharon Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
      • Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
    • Elkton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
  • Trigg County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Slaughters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Slaughters is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Onton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
      • Onton is located in Webster County

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.

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 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.

  • Old Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rice Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eades Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eades Cemetery
    • Former name for Eades Cemetery:
    • Pittman Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West End Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prowse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prowse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prowse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prowse Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the northeast of Greenville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75635 <5>
  • Luckett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luckett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharbers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cornett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nebo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nebo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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.

  • Depoy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
    • Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McNary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
    • McNary is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Powderly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
    • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <2>
  • White Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <2>
  • Haleys Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haleys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleys Mill
    • Haleys Mill is located in Christian County
  • Earles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
    • Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Kirkmansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
    • Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
  • Bevier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bevier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
    • Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Drakesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Central City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
    • Former names for Central City:
    • Moreheads Horse Mill
    • Stroud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <2>
  • Gishton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gishton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gishton
    • Gishton is located in Muhlenberg County
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    • Nortonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fruit Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
      • Fruit Hill is located in Christian County
    • Clifty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
      • Clifty is located in Todd County

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 36 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 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bancroft.

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 professional and volunteer 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:

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://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Bancroft) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bancroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1659, Longitude: -87.2475       In this case, the coordinates for Bancroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Bancroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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