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 Browning (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 Browning. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Browning is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Browning. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Browning:
- Warren County (The home county of Browning)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Rockfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Springhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Woodburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Plum Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Richardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Drake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Gotts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Trammel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Pope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Halfway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Red Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Yesse
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Meador
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Petroleum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Adolphus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barren County
- Rocky Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Richelieu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Quality
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Woodbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Harreldsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dunbar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Morgantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jetson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mining City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Roundhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Lindseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Rocky Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Sunfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Sweeden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- South Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Schochoh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Cave Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Adairville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Agnes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Dunmor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Skilesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Belton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Beechmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Beech Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Browder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Cromwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Salmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Neosheo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Gold City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Prices Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Black Jack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Sharon Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Clifty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Black Jack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Orlinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mulloy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Jernigan Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Barren Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Calistia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Mitchellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sengtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Fountain Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- New Deal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Hall Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Browning, see our County-by-County Page for Browning.
Cemeteries Near Browning ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browning.
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 Browning - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Browning covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Felts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gasper River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Isaac Stephens Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Tuck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- T L Stephens Briggs Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Githens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Browning in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Browning.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Browning, with the one closest to Browning listed first.
- Rockfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- South Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Pond is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
- Memphis Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Memphis Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Gasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gasper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Costelow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Costelow is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costelow
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greencastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Browning. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browning.
Newspapers Published in Browning ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browning.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browning, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browning.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Browning:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Robertson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Browning) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Browning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |