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 Big Clifty (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 Big Clifty. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Big Clifty is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Big Clifty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Clifty:
- Grayson County (The home county of Big Clifty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Leitchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Wheelers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Black Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Duff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Shrewsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Short Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Caneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Highland Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Constantine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Buras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Horn Back Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Custer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- McDaniels
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falls-of-Rough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bullitt County
- Lebanon Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Whittinghill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Bee Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kyrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Stockholm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sunfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Sweeden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Mammoth Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roundhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rhoda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Limp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- White Mills Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- White Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Eastview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Pierce Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Hardin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Spurrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Old Stephensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Priceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Dogcreek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bonnieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Hammonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Logsdon Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Bunnell Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Tonieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- White City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Mount Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Big Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Hillgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Garrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Guston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Buck Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Grahamton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Haysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Ekron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Van Voorhis Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Lickskillet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Howardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Nelsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Clifty, see our County-by-County Page for Big Clifty.
Cemeteries Near Big Clifty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Clifty.
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 Big Clifty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Clifty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Fairfield Church Cemetery
- Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2345050 <2>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sutzer Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
- The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Memory Gardens
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carbytown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Big Clifty had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Clifty, with the one closest to Big Clifty listed first.
- West Clifty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Horntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Limp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Grayson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Higdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Hardin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Leitchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Peonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Stephensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Clifty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Clifty.
Newspapers Published in Big Clifty ...
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 Big Clifty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Clifty, 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 Big Clifty.
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 Big Clifty:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Ohio 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 Big Clifty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Big Clifty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |