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 Barnett Springs (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 Barnett Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Barnett Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Barnett Springs: Barnett Spgs. (or less commonly used: Barnett Spngs. or Barnett Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Barnett Springs is located in Adair 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 Adair County: Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Barnett Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnett Springs:
- Adair County (The home county of Barnett Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Pellyton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
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- Neatsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
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- Casey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
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- Eunice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
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- Dunbar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
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- Knifley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
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- Feathersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
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- Speck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Speck is located in Adair County
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- Ella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
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- Sano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sano is located in Adair County
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- Christine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christine is located in Adair County
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- Absher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Absher is located in Adair County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Forkland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
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- Aliceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
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- Brumfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
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- Mitchellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Craintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Parksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Alum Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Atoka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Casey County
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- Rheber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Evans Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Dunnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Rubert Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Atterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Phil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Cantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Labascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Teddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Evona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Acre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Clinton County
- Cumberland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Cumberland County
- Bakerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Roachville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Exie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Summersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Liletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Allendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Mount Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
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- New Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
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- Hustonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Waynesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
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- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Kings Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- McKinney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Chicken Bristle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Milledgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Turnersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Blue Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Salleetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Bradfordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Greenbriar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Peck Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Jessietown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Riley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Calvary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Penick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Gravel Switch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Belltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Faubush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
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- Vinnie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
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- Ansel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
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- Nancy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eubank
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Science Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ferguson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Dabney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Russell Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Esto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Lula ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Long Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Mannsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Acton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Elk Horn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wright's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Saloma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Bengal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Maple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Rankin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Parnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Mill Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Frazer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Murl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnett Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Barnett Springs.
Cemeteries Near Barnett Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnett Springs.
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 Barnett Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnett Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Heiter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tedder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cole Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Roley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Barnett Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barnett Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnett Springs, with the one closest to Barnett Springs listed first.
- Pellyton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Clementsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clementsville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Casey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Dunnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Knifley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Atterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Phil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Purdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Webbs Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Webbs Cross Roads is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs Cross Roads
- Labascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Absher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Evona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Gentrys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnett Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnett Springs.
Newspapers Published in Barnett Springs ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnett Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnett Springs, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnett Springs.
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 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 Barnett Springs:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Adair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Green County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Taylor County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Barnett Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnett Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |