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 Burkes Spring (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 Burkes Spring. 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 Burkes Spring ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Burkes Spring: Burkes Spg. (or less commonly used: Burkes Spng. or Burkes Sprng.)
- While the name of this community is Burkes Spring, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Burkes Spring may originally have been Burke's Spring.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Burkes Spring might be written as Burke Spring.
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.
Burkes Spring is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Boyle, Casey, Larue, Nelson, Taylor & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Burkes Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burkes Spring:
- Marion County (The home county of Burkes Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Loretto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gandertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Nerinx
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Frogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Mary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Dant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Belltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raywick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Simstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Simstown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simstown
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Speck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Feathersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Casey Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Knifley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Coburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Holmes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Sparrow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Van Buren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Ashbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Sinai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
- Glensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Anderson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Aliceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Craintown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Brumfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Forkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Mitchellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Perryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Needmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Parksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Atoka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Wilsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Alum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Davis Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Junction City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Lotus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lebanon Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Clermont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bardstown Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Mount Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shepherdsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Atterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Butchertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Allendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roachville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Younger Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Colesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Crest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Tunnel Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Gaithers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nolin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Hart County
- Hammonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Gleanings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- White City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Hodgenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tonieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Milledgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Stewart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Dixville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Cornishville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Tablow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Duncan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Mayo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Harrodsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- McAfee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Vanarsdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Greenbrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Botland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Balltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gethsemane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Culvertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Bardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- East Bardstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bardstown
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Howardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yoder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Little Mount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Mount Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Maple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Saloma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Mac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mannsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Acton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Campbellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elk Horn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wright's
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Manton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Saint Catharine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Fredericktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Booker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Litsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Thompsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Mackville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Brush Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Willisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Pulliam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burkes Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Burkes Spring.
Cemeteries Near Burkes Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burkes Spring.
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 Burkes Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burkes Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Smocks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Agustines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ryder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- St. Ivos Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keene Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pottinger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Burkes Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burkes Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burkes Spring, with the one closest to Burkes Spring listed first.
- Loretto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Dant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Raywick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Valley Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Booker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Calvary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Balltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gethsemane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gleanings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burkes Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burkes Spring.
Newspapers Published in Burkes Spring ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burkes Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burkes Spring, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burkes Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Burkes Spring:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Bullitt County
- Casey County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Lincoln County
- Mercer County
- Nelson County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Burkes Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burkes Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |