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 Reedy (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 Reedy. 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.
Big Reedy is located in Edmonson 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 Edmonson County: Barren, Butler, Grayson, Hart & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Big Reedy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Reedy:
- Edmonson County (The home county of Big Reedy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Roundhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Allen County
- Meador
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Highland Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beckton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Falls-of-Rough
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McDaniels
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Vanzant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Se Ree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Buras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Constantine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- McQuady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Whittinghill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mining City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Richelieu
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Caneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Spring Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Peonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Leitchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Higdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Yeaman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Duff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Clarkson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Spurrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Pierce Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Flint Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- White Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Eastview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Dogcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Priceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Logsdon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Horse Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Munfordville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Bonnieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Logan County
- South Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Skilesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Select
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cromwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Rosine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- McHenry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Rockland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Plum Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Bowling Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Smiths Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Gotts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Rockfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Alvaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Reedy, see our County-by-County Page for Big Reedy.
Cemeteries Near Big Reedy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Reedy.
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 Reedy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Reedy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Threlkel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Home Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peyton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peyton Phelps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lumbustown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Woosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Big Reedy had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Reedy, with the one closest to Big Reedy listed first.
- Nash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nash is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Huff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Reedyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- South
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South
- Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Bee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Reedy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Reedy.
Newspapers Published in Big Reedy ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Reedy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Reedy, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Reedy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Reedy:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Edmonson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Warren 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Reedy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Roundhill and Anna. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | 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 Reedy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |