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 Bauer (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 Bauer. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bauer is located in McCreary 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 McCreary County: Laurel, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley & Scott (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Bauer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bauer:
- McCreary County (The home county of Bauer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Revelo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Strunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Bethelridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Mintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Ware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- North Corbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Gray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bryants Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Keavy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dorthae
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bernstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Lily
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Sublimity City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- East Bernstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Dog Walk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Waynesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Mount Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Tateville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Dykes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bronston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Whetstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Acorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Grundy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Hansford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mullins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Ritner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Frazer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Parmleysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Sumpter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Mount Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Parnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Shearer Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Murl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Corbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockholds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Woodbine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emlyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Ayers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Verne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Louden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Nevisdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Saxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Packard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Campbell County (TN)
- Jellico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Isham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Foster Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Winfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Verdun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bauer, see our County-by-County Page for Bauer.
Cemeteries Near Bauer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bauer.
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 Bauer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bauer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neelys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (613 more) ...
- Marlar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Bauer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bauer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bauer, with the one closest to Bauer listed first.
- Sloans Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Baldrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baldrock is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldrock
- Dykes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bronston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elihu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Kidder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kidder is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Youngs Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Ritner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Grundy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Vox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vox is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vox
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bauer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bauer.
Newspapers Published in Bauer ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bauer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bauer, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bauer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bauer:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McCreary County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Casey County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Scott 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bauer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bauer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |