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 Brooklyn (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 Brooklyn. 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.
Brooklyn is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Brooklyn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklyn:
- Butler County (The home county of Brooklyn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Jetson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mining City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Provo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Quality
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vanzant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- McQuady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Se Ree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Tar Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Westview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Daviess County
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Roundhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Bee Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sweeden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rhoda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Spring Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Tousey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Millwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Short Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Leitchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Peonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Dogcreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- South Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Wolf Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Agnes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Skilesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Beechmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Browder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drakesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nonnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Dunmor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Bevier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Central City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Select
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Horse Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cromwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Rosine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Beaver Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echols
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Rockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Plum Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Springhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Rockfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Smiths Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooklyn, see our County-by-County Page for Brooklyn.
Cemeteries Near Brooklyn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklyn.
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 Brooklyn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooklyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Embry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lumbustown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Embry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Needmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Home Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brooklyn had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Dexterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexterville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Reedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Nash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nash is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Ready
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Reedyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Renfrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooklyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklyn.
Newspapers Published in Brooklyn ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklyn, 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 Brooklyn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Brooklyn:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio 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> | 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 Brooklyn, 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- Brooklyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |