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 Blue Grass (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 Blue Grass. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Blue Grass 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 Blue Grass. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Grass:
- Madison County (The home county of Blue Grass)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Redhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
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- Million
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Valley View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Cuzick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Doylesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- Anderson County
- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Clintonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Kiserton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Faulconer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
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- Davis Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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- Junction City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Winston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Ravenna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wagersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Spears
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Nina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Stone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Bryantsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
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- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Foxtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Logana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Pollard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Brannon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Little Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vineyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Gilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
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- Hubble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
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- Preachersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Logantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
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- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
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- Crab Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
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- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
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- Turkeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
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- Boneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Burgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Braxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- Harrodsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McAfee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Salvisa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- Vanarsdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Levee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Grassy Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Hedgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Judy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spencer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Virden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Westbend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
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- Powell Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
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- Waltersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Black Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
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- Clay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vaughns Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- Piggville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
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- Old Clay City Road
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
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- Paint Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
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- Hatton Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- Morris Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
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- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
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- Disputanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Climax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Gum Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
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- Wildie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
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- Brodhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- New Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Zion Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Herdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Lancelot Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Pinckard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Mundys Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
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- Nonesuch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Mortonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Grass, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Grass.
Cemeteries Near Blue Grass ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Grass.
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 Blue Grass - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Grass covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Denny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Denny Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Denny Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stringtown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1393786 <3>
- Richmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Stone Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freindship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poosey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haines Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davis Wise Farm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilead Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Baptist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gunns Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Burton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Blue Grass in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Grass.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
- Redhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhouse
- Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Million
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Million is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Million
- Spears
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Newby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newby is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Becknerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Becknerville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becknerville
- Logana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Edenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenton
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Doylesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Grass. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Grass.
Newspapers Published in Blue Grass ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Grass.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Grass, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Grass.
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 Blue Grass:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Boyle County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Powell County
- Rockcastle County
- Scott County
- Woodford 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- Blue Grass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Blue Grass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |