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 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 Cedar 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 Cedar 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Spring: Cedar Spg. (or less commonly used: Cedar Spng. or Cedar Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Spring is located in Edmonson 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 Edmonson County: Barren, Butler, Grayson, Hart & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Spring:
- Edmonson County (The home county of Cedar Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Mammoth Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Kyrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Lindseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Meador
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Cedar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Halifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halfway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Scottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trammel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Oak Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Mount Aerial
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beckton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rocky Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Coral Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Lucas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hiseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Whittinghill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Welch's Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richelieu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Peonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Higdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Shrewsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Black Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Clarkson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leitchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Caneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Spurrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Flint Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Upton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Cub Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Horse Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Rowletts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Bunnell Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Three Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Bonnieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Summer Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Fountain Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Simpson County
- Gold City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Gotts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Plum Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Claypool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Richardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Bowling Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Alvaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Rockland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Spring.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar 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 Cedar Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith's Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Guides Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kinser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Cedar Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Spring, with the one closest to Cedar Spring listed first.
- Pig
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pig is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Smiths Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mammoth Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hays is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Hydro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hydro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Girkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girkin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Polkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Three Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Spring.
Newspapers Published in Cedar 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Spring, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Spring.
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 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 Spring:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Edmonson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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 Cedar Spring, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |