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 Bristletown (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 Bristletown. 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 and doctors 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.
Bristletown is located in Barren 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 Barren County: Allen, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Bristletown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bristletown:
- Barren County (The home county of Bristletown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Haywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Etoile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Eighty Eight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Kino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kino is located in Barren County
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- Beckton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Nell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Weed
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Keltner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Breeding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Toria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Pickett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Gradyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Sparksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Kemp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Meador
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Halifax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Petroleum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Red Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Dubre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Grider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Lindseyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Liletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Horse Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Three Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Bunnell Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Rowletts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Pascal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Hardyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Logsdon Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Winesap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Canmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Cub Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Summer Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beaumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Knob Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Cedar Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Fountain Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Akersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Tompkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gamaliel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meshack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Smiths Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Gotts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Alvaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plum Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Drake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Clementsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Jenkins Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Moss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Frog Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Red Boiling Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sumner County (TN)
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bristletown, see our County-by-County Page for Bristletown.
Cemeteries Near Bristletown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bristletown.
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 Bristletown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bristletown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barbour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinslow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wells - Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Bristletown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bristletown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bristletown, with the one closest to Bristletown listed first.
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Temple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Etoile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Slick Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Coral Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Tracy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nobob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bristletown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bristletown.
Newspapers Published in Bristletown ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bristletown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bristletown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bristletown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bristletown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Barren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Warren County
- Clay County
- Macon County
- Sumner 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> | 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 Bristletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bristletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |