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 Boston (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 Boston. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Boston is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Anderson, Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Spencer & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Boston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boston:
- Nelson County (The home county of Boston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Nelsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Bellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
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- Cravens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
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- Balltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
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- Deatsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
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- Blue Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
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- Culvertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
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- Samuels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samuels is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
- Bardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bourbon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Sparrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Van Buren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Breckinridge County
- Dyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Clermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bardstown Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Lotus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
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- Pitt's Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
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- Shepherdsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Solitude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Fox Chase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hillview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Brooks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cupio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Green County
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Younger Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Colesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Tunnel Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Elizabethtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Radcliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gaithers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Glendale Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Dietz Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
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- Kraft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Rineyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Hammonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Hollyvilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Kosmosdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Fairdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Park View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- South Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Heritage Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Highview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Highview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Spring Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Valley Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hollow Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- White City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tonieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gleanings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Holy Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Dant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Gandertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Nerinx
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Saint Francis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Loretto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burkes Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
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- Raywick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Mary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Belltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Van Voorhis Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Muldraugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Flaherty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
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- Hughes Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Lickskillet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Pilcher Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County
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- Rock Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Garrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
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- Maples Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
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- Big Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Buck Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yoder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Normandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Little Mount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Maple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Saloma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Manton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Fredericktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Booker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Mooresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Saint Catharine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Litsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Brush Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Pulliam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Tatham Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Willisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boston, see our County-by-County Page for Boston.
Cemeteries Near Boston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boston.
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 Boston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Little Brick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stader Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Larkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Greenwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cundiff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Boston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Nelsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Lebanon Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Tunnel Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Deatsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Hobbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hobbs is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Clermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bardstown Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Bardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nazareth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Elizabethtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boston.
Newspapers Published in Boston ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boston, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boston.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Boston:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Nelson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Washington County
- Harrison 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> | 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 Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |