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 Centerville (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 Centerville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Centerville is located in Bourbon 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 Bourbon County: Bath, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Montgomery, Nicholas & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Bourbon County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kiserton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Shawhan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Clintonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Millersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jackstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Little Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Tyrone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Hooktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Bracken County
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Wyandotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Jimtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Loradale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Donerail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Fleming County
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Woodlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Elmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Swallowfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Buttimer Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Farmdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Stringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
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- Corinth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
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- Blanchet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
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- Keefer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Grant County
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- Cherry Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Heekin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
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- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Cynthiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Rutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Renaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Oddville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Sylvandell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Berry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Boyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Logana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jessamine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Blue Grass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Valley View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Cuzick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Redhouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Doylesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- Million
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Grassy Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Judy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Levee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Carlisle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Pleasant Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
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- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
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- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Natlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- New Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- Tacketts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- Canby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canby is located in Owen County
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- Breck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- Hesler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
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- New
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New is located in Owen County
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- Hallam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
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- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Marcus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
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- McKinneysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
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- Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
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- Browning Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County
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- Four Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
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- Doughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Doughton is located in Pendleton County
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- Hayes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
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- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
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- Bachelors Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
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- Goforth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County
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- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Bratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
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- Mount Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
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- New Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Boydtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boydtown is located in Scott County
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- Cranetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
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- Muddy Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
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- Rogers Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Gap is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Stone Hedge Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stone Hedge Estates is located in Scott County
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- Moon Lake Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Lake Estates is located in Scott County
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- Turkey Foot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Faywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Davistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Nugent Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duckers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
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- McKees Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKees Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
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 Centerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Walnut Lea Cemetery
- The Walnut Lea Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lea Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327299 <2>
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Paris.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Paris Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75231 <2>
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fisher Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Paris.
- The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Heights Cemtery
- Colored Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73943 <2>
- Paris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paris Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75430 <2>
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burgess Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crest Lawn Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruddels Mill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Duncan - Williamson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vance Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Centerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Loradale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loradale
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Hutchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchison is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Lees Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lees Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Lick
- Russell Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cave
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kiserton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiserton
- Broadwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Broadwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Muir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shawhan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawhan
- Muddy Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
- Donerail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donerail
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Bourbon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bath County
- Boyd County
- Bracken County
- Clark County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Franklin County
- Grant County
- Harrison County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Nicholas County
- Owen County
- Pendleton County
- Robertson County
- Scott County
- Woodford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |