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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 Cedar Flat (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 Cedar Flat. 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 Cedar Flat ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Flat: Cedar Flt.

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 northeast 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 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.

Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Metcalfe County: Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart & Monroe.

Below are the counties that are near Cedar Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Flat:

  • Metcalfe County     (The home county of Cedar Flat)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Nell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
      • Nell is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nell
      • From Cedar Flat to Nell
    • Breeding
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breeding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
      • Breeding is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Breeding
      • From Cedar Flat to Breeding
    • Toria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
      • Toria is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toria
      • From Cedar Flat to Toria
    • Weed
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Keltner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
      • Keltner is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keltner
      • From Cedar Flat to Keltner
    • Sparksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gradyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
      • Gradyville is located in Adair County
    • Pickett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pickett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
      • Pickett is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pickett
      • From Cedar Flat to Pickett
    • Flatwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flatwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
      • Flatwood is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flatwood
      • From Cedar Flat to Flatwood
    • Kemp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Portland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Adair County
    • Bliss
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
      • Bliss is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bliss
      • From Cedar Flat to Bliss
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Cedar Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Holland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Allen County
  • Barren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Kino
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Eighty Eight
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
      • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
    • Nobob
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Slick Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Coral Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hiseville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Etoile
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
      • Etoile is located in Barren County
    • Glasgow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Oil City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oil City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Barren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oil City
      • From Cedar Flat to Oil City
    • Cave City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Austin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Ida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ida
      • From Cedar Flat to Ida
    • Browns Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Dubre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
      • Dubre is located in Cumberland County
    • Marrowbone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloyds Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grider
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leslie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
      • Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
    • Burkesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
      • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <2>
    • Dougan Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
      • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
  • Edmonson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Union City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Edmonson County
    • Rocky Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Green County
  • Hart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Three Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pascal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pascal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
      • Pascal is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pascal
      • From Cedar Flat to Pascal
    • Bunnell Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Horse Cave
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
      • Hardyville is located in Hart County
    • Canmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rowletts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowletts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
      • Rowletts is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowletts
      • From Cedar Flat to Rowletts
    • Rio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rio
      • From Cedar Flat to Rio
    • Munfordville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
      • Munfordville is located in Hart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <2>
    • Logsdon Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Forkton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
      • Forkton is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkton
      • From Cedar Flat to Forkton
    • Mount Hermon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Meshack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meshack
      • From Cedar Flat to Meshack
    • Mud Lick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tompkinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <2>
    • Hestand
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hestand
      • From Cedar Flat to Hestand
    • Martinsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
    • Boles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boles
      • From Cedar Flat to Boles
    • Gamaliel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Akersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Russell County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Wright's
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wright's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
      • Wright's is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wright's
      • From Cedar Flat to Wright's
    • Bengal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Clay County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.
    • Boles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Clementsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Moss
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Thompsons Store
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
      • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
    • Free Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cave Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Celina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Macon County (TN)
    • Walnut Shade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Flat.

Cemeteries Near Cedar Flat ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Flat.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Cedar Flat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Flat.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Flat, with the one closest to Cedar Flat listed first.

  • Edmonton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
    • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <2>
  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Randolph
    • From Cedar Flat to Randolph
  • Summer Shade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
    • Nell is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nell
    • From Cedar Flat to Nell
  • Eighty Eight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
    • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
  • Breeding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breeding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
    • Breeding is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Breeding
    • From Cedar Flat to Breeding
  • Nobob
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marrowbone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Knob Lick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Slick Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur Lick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
    • Sulphur Lick is located in Monroe County
  • Rockbridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
    • Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Flat.

Newspapers Published in Cedar Flat ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Flat.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Flat, 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 Cedar Flat.

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 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 Cedar Flat:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Cedar Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9464, Longitude: -85.6142    
<6>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 Cedar Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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