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 Black Gnat (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 Black Gnat. 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 southwest 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 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.
Black Gnat is primarily located in Green County. A portion of Black Gnat extends into Taylor 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 Green County: Adair, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Black Gnat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Gnat:
- Green County (The home county of Black Gnat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Roachville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Allendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Exie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Coburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Kellyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Cane Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Kemp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Holmes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Milltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Pickett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Speck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Speck is located in Adair County
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- Absher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Feathersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Knifley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Cave City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Aliceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Forkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Atterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Creston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Rheber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Dunnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Evans Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Rubert Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Phil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Cantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Labascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Teddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Honey Acre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Upton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Pascal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Canmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Three Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Hardyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Bunnell Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hammonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Munfordville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Gleanings
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- White City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hodgenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Jessietown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Phillipsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Salleetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Raywick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Calvary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Greenbriar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Peck Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Saint Mary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bradfordsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
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- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Stiles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gethsemane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Balltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Russell Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Esto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Wright's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Bengal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Mac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Elk Horn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Acton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Maple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mannsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Manton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Saint Catharine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Gnat, see our County-by-County Page for Black Gnat.
Cemeteries Near Black Gnat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Gnat.
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 Black Gnat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Gnat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jesus Name Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Name Church Cemetery
- The Jesus Name Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Full Gospel Tabernacle Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blakeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cowherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller Negro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Summersville.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hudson & Hall Cemetery
- Old Wheat Cemetery
- Wheat / Hudson / Hall Cemetery
- Halls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Black Gnat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Gnat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Gnat, with the one closest to Black Gnat listed first.
- Whitewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitewood is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
- Wright's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Burdick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burdick is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Greensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pitman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gresham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Saloma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Coakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Thurlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thurlow is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurlow
- Elk Horn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Webbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
- Allendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Cane Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Gnat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Gnat.
Newspapers Published in Black Gnat ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Gnat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Gnat, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Gnat.
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 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 Black Gnat:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Green County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Russell County
- Taylor County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Gnat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Black Gnat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |