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 Bighill (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 Bighill. 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.
Name Variations for Bighill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Big Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bighill is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Clark, Estill, Garrard, Jackson, Jessamine & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Bighill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bighill:
- Madison County (The home county of Bighill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Duluth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
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- Bobtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
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- Dreyfus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Slate Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
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- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
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- Farristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
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- Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Madison County
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- Brassfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
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- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
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- Panola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in Madison County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Hedgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Kiddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Benge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Larue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Sextons Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Burning Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Locust Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Winston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Lynch Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Wagersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Witt Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Irvine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Spears
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Paint Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Nina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Hyattsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Bryantsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Sandgap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Waneta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Foxtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- McKee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dabolt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Annville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peoples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Tyner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Pollard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Little Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Mount Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Logana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hanly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
- Vineyard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Nicholasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Greenmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- East Bernstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bernstadt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Maplesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Heidelberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Idamay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Beattyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Saint Helens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zachariah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Turkeytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Crab Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Preachersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Dog Walk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Broughtentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Gilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Ottenheim
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Logantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logantown
- Maywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Rowland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Halls Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Travellers Rest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Pebworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Island City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Booneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Vaughns Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Knowlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Powell Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Clay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Piggville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Virden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Waltersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Black Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Old Clay City Road
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Pecks Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Bee Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Acorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Coin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Disputanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Wildie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Orlando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Renfro Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Brodhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Sulphur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ottawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bighill, see our County-by-County Page for Bighill.
Cemeteries Near Bighill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bighill.
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 Bighill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bighill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Fielden Golden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dreyfus Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowlark Drive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West - Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chasteen Cope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasteen Cope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chasteen Cope Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Disputanta and Climax. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Disputanta.
- The Chasteen Cope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chasteen Cemetery
- Chasteen Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73398 <2>
- Chastine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Bighill had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bighill, with the one closest to Bighill listed first.
- Morrill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morrill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Clover Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Disputanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Kerby Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Slate Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Locust Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Goochland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goochland is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
- Alcorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alcorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brassfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Wallaceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bighill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bighill.
Newspapers Published in Bighill ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bighill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bighill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bighill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bighill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Lincoln County
- Montgomery County
- Owsley County
- Powell County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
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| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Disputanta and Climax. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bighill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bighill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |