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 Broad Ford (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 Broad Ford. 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 Broad Ford ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Broad Ford: Broad Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Broad Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Broad Ford.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Broad Ford is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Broad Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broad Ford:
- Grayson County (The home county of Broad Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Leitchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Duff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Caneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Highland Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Park City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hiseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Beckton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Slick Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Constantine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- McDaniels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Custer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Se Ree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Falls-of-Rough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Whittinghill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Welch's Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Stockholm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Bee Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Mammoth Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweeden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Rhoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Huff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Rocky Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Allendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Spurrier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Upton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- White Mills Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Eastview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Sonora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nolin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Limp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Dogcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Priceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Cub Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Hammonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Horse Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Bunnell Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Mount Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- White City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Meade County
- Big Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Stiles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Plum Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broad Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Broad Ford.
Cemeteries Near Broad Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broad Ford.
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 Broad Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broad Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Craddock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Caswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Copelin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wooden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carbytown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Logsdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Brackett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Broad Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broad Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broad Ford, with the one closest to Broad Ford listed first.
- Lines Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Wheelers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Wax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Dogcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Millerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Cub Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Priceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Higdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Horntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Kessinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Stockholm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broad Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broad Ford.
Newspapers Published in Broad Ford ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broad Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broad Ford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broad Ford.
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 Broad Ford:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Broad Ford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broad Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |