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 Gold (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 Gold. 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 hospitals and 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 Gold 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 Black Gold. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Gold:
- Edmonson County (The home county of Black Gold)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Sweeden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Kyrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Roundhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Meador
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Highland Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beckton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rocky Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Haywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Hiseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Lucas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold 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
- McDaniels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Falls-of-Rough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Constantine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Se Ree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Glen Dean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Buras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Westview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Vanzant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Whittinghill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mining City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Richelieu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Provo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Peonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Millwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Caneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leitchfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Higdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Clarkson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Wheelers Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Duff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Spurrier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Hardin Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Flint Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Pierce Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Eastview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Upton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction
(27 miles [43.5 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 Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Dogcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Priceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Horse Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Munfordville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Bonnieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hardyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Select
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cromwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Olaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Rosine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Anna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Gotts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Bowling Green
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Hadley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Springhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Claypool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Gold, see our County-by-County Page for Black Gold.
Cemeteries Near Black Gold ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Gold.
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 Gold - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Gold covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kyrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- John Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Stevenson Cemetery
- The John Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meredith - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Merideth Family Cemetery
- merideth - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228941 <2>
- Threlkel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gravel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Black Gold in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Gold.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Gold, with the one closest to Black Gold listed first.
- Huff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- South
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South
- Big Reedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Reedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Anneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Stockholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ready
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Sand Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Pig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pig is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Gold. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Gold.
Newspapers Published in Black Gold ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Gold.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Gold, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Gold.
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 websites either 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 Gold:
- 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
- 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Gold) 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 Black Gold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |