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 Benleo (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 Benleo. 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 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.
Benleo is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Benleo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benleo:
- Warren County (The home county of Benleo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Richardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Springhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Plum Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Rockfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Gotts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Smiths Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alvaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Halfway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Meador
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Trammel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Mount Aerial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Yesse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Cedar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Rocky Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Beckton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jetson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Morgantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richelieu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Welch's Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Mining City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Quality
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Provo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Roundhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Rhoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Sweeden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rocky Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Mammoth Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stockholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Caneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Tousey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Peonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Short Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Leitchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Higdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Dogcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- South Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Wolf Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Schochoh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Skilesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Dunmor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Belton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Beechmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Browder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Drakesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nonnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Rosewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Cromwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Horse Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- McHenry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Olaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Salmons
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Neosheo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benleo, see our County-by-County Page for Benleo.
Cemeteries Near Benleo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benleo.
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 Benleo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benleo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green River Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Threlkel - McClung Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Isaac Stephens Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nudger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Tuck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- T L Stephens Briggs Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Honakers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phelps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Benleo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benleo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benleo, with the one closest to Benleo listed first.
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Greencastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Richardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Reedyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Girkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girkin
- Morgantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Memphis Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Memphis Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Bristow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Big Reedy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benleo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benleo.
Newspapers Published in Benleo ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benleo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benleo, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benleo.
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 Benleo:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson 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 Benleo, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Benleo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |