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 Cedar Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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.
Another variation: Cedargrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Grove.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Grove:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Cedar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bronston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Tateville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Northfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sloans Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Dabney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Sano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Pellyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Eunice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Gentrys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Mintonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Ware
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Bethelridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Evona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Teddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Honey Acre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Gilpin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Labascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Phil
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Cantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Dunnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Alpha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Knox County
- North Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Keavy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Bernstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Dorthae
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Sublimity City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- East Bernstadt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Waynesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Broughtentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Kings Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- New Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Ottenheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- South Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Turkeytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Mount Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Geneva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Halls Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Jumbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Revelo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Strunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Hansford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brodhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Renfro Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lula ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Esto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Long Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Frazer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Ritner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sumpter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parmleysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Murl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Shearer Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Slickford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodbine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Foster Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Isham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Grove.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Grove.
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 Cedar Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stiggall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- John Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grave Hill United Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (599 more) ...
- Loveall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cedar Grove had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Bronston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elihu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Tateville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sloans Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Frazer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Kidder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kidder is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Oil Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Dykes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Mill Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Grove.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Grove ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cedar Grove:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
- Scott 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Grove) 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 Cedar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |