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 Buena Vista (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 Buena Vista. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Buena Vista is located in Garrard 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 Garrard County: Boyle, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Buena Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buena Vista:
- Garrard County (The home county of Buena Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Bryantsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
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- Nina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- McBrayer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Tyrone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ashbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Alton Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Sparrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
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- Avenstoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Faulconer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Hedgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
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- Davis Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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- Atoka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
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- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Shelby City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
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- Alum Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
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- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Butchertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
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- Yosemite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Spears
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Elk Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bracktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uttingertown
- Franklin County
- Farmdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Little Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- High Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Wilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hanly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
- Vineyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Jessamine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Pollard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Mount Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Nicholasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Town
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Hubble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Logantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logantown
- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Stanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Preachersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Milledgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
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- Blue Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
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- Maywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
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- Turnersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turnersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Moreland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Edenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
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- Cottonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Ruthton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
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- Cuzick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Newby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Round Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Valley View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Kirksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
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- Million
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Happy Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Gravel Switch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Riley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Poplar Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
- Penick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Simstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Simstown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simstown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Burgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Braxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Harrodsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- McAfee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Salvisa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Dixville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Mayo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Cornishville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Duncan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Pulaski County
- Bee Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Gum Sulphur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Brodhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Disputanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Ottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Climax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Renfro Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Zion Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Payne's Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne's Depot
- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Herdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Lancelot Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancelot Estates
- Peak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Jenkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Mackville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Seaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Sharpsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Willisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tatham Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Pulliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Brush Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Litsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
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- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Mundys Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing
- Nonesuch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Pinckard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- Mortonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonsville
- Hunter Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Gaybourn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaybourn
- Woodford Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Village
- Firmantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firmantown
- Milner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Versailles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bonita
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buena Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Buena Vista.
Cemeteries Near Buena Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buena Vista.
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 Buena Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buena Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Sallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camp Nelson National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armster Bruner Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evans Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burgin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burgin Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhorer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cog Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Bellevue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- The Bellevue Cemetery has also been known as:
- Danville Cemetery
- Danville National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73029 <2>
- Gunns Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weeping Willow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Buena Vista had a population of 54 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.
- Bryantsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marksbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marksbury is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksbury
- Little Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- High Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Burgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Faulconer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer
- Hanly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
- Wilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
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- Hedgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCreary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCreary is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreary
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buena Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buena Vista.
Newspapers Published in Buena Vista ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buena Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buena Vista, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buena Vista.
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 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 Buena Vista:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Garrard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clark County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Harlan County
- Jessamine County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Woodford 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 Buena Vista, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buena Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |