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 Bloyds Crossing (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 Bloyds Crossing. 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 Bloyds Crossing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bloyds Crossing: Bloyds Xing.
- While the name of this community is Bloyds Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bloyds Crossing may originally have been Bloyd's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bloyds Crossing might be written as Bloyd Crossing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Bloyds Crossing is located in Green 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 Bloyds Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bloyds Crossing:
- Green County (The home county of Bloyds Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Allendale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roachville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Kemp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Pickett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Coburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Kellyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Keltner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Cane Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Holmes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Speck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Absher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Bliss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Cave City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Highland Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Kino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Atterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Grayson County
- Wheelers Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Upton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sonora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Nolin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Flint Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Gaithers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Star Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Spurrier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Canmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Hammonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Hardyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Pascal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Three Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Bonnieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Munfordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 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 Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Gleanings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- White City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hodgenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Jessietown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Raywick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Phillipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Belltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Frogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Mary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Calvary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Greenbriar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Saint Francis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Stiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Gethsemane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Nelsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Balltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Mac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Saloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Wright's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Acton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mannsville
(20 miles [32.2 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 Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Manton
(26 miles [41.8 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 northeast)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Fredericktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bloyds Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Bloyds Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Bloyds Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloyds Crossing.
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 Bloyds Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bloyds Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Vance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- DeWitt and Loyall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt and Loyall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the DeWitt and Loyall Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Summersville.
- The DeWitt and Loyall Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeWitt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73688 <4>
- Skaggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Noe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chaudoin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Bloyds Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bloyds Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bloyds Crossing, with the one closest to Bloyds Crossing listed first.
- Allendale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Coakley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Lobb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lobb is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobb
- Pitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pitman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Hudgins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hudgins is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Webbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powder Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Defries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Defries is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defries
- Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mount Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Donansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
- Whitewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewood is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
- Pike View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bloyds Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloyds Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Bloyds Crossing ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloyds Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bloyds Crossing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bloyds Crossing.
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 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 Bloyds Crossing:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Green County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Casey County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Bloyds Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Bloyds Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |