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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 Big Eddy (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 Eddy. 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 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.
Big Eddy is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Anderson, Henry, Owen, Scott, Shelby & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Big Eddy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Eddy:
- Franklin County (The home county of Big Eddy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Frankfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buttimer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Woodlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Elmville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Alton Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Avenstoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- McBrayer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Ashbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Van Buren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Elk Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Yarnallton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Donerail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattoxtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keefer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Blanchet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Stringtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Rutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Renaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Pleasureville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Henry County
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- Eminence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinton is located in Henry County
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- New Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Henry County
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- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County
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- Campbellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Brannon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jessamine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- High Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Castle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Castle is located in Lawrence County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Salvisa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vanarsdell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
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- Braxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Tablow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
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- Duncan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- Cornishville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
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- Harrodsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Chaplin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham County
- Ballardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Oldham County
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- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Tacketts Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
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- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- New
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New is located in Owen County
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- Rockdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- Hesler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
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- Gratz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gratz is located in Owen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Natlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- New Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- White Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
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- Watkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watkinsville is located in Scott County
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- Sand Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Lick is located in Scott County
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- Stamping Ground
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Lancelot Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Zion Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Duval
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duval is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Minorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minorsville is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Herdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Hatton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Consolation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
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- Waddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bagdad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Clay Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
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- Christianburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
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- Cropper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cropper is located in Shelby County
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- Southville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
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- Shelbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Figgs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
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- Chestnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County
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- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Mount Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
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- Little Mount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
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- Normandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
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- Yoder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
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- Wakefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
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- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Seaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
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- Sharpsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Tatham Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
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- Pulliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
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- Brush Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
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- Willisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
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- Duckers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
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- McKees Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKees Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Woodford County
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- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nugent Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Milner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown
- Woodford Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Eddy, see our County-by-County Page for Big Eddy.
Cemeteries Near Big Eddy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Eddy.
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 Eddy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Eddy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Frankfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Choatville Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sudduth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Akins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peaks Mill Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Beech Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waits Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Page Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Big Eddy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Eddy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Eddy, with the one closest to Big Eddy listed first.
- Frankfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Duckers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckers
- Forks of Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Elkhorn
- Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Harvieland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harvieland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
- Woodlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Alton Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Station
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- Avenstoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenstoke
- White Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Switzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Eddy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Eddy.
Newspapers Published in Big Eddy ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Eddy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Eddy, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Eddy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Eddy:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyd County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Harrison County
- Henry County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Nelson County
- Oldham County
- Owen County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Woodford 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Eddy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Eddy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |