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 Charleston (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 Charleston. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Charleston is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Bourbon, Estill, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Powell.
Below are the counties that are near Charleston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charleston:
- Clark County (The home county of Charleston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Log Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Peeled Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Little Slate Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Sharpsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Mill Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Austerlitz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Little Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jackstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Kiserton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shawhan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Winston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Spears
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Nina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Hyattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
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- Bryantsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
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- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Foxtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Logana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Pollard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Brannon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hanly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Little Hickman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
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- Preachersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Hubble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Doylesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- Redhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Blue Grass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- College Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
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- Elliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
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- Moberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
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- Reeds Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Means
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Rothwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Mercer County
- Burgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Levee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Grassy Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Camargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Judy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Jeffersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spencer Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Hedgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
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- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Virden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Westbend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
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- Powell Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
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- Waltersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
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- Black Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
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- Clay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Piggville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
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- Vaughns Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- Old Clay City Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
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- Paint Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
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- Hatton Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- Morris Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
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- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Disputanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Climax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- New Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Zion Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Indian Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Lancelot Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Pinckard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Davistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Woodford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Mortonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
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- Mundys Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
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- Nonesuch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Charleston, see our County-by-County Page for Charleston.
Cemeteries Near Charleston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charleston.
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 Charleston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charleston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Old Stone Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Block Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howard - Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Daniel Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- College Hill Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fielders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Moreland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dumford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Charleston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Charleston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Elkin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elkin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Doylesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- Redhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Hunt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Clark County
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- Flanagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flanagan is located in Clark County
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- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Becknerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Becknerville is located in Clark County
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- Colby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colby is located in Clark County
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- College Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Ruckerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ruckerville is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Tebbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tebbs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Charleston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charleston.
Newspapers Published in Charleston ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charleston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charleston, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charleston.
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 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 Charleston:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Boyle County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Menifee County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Powell County
- Rockcastle 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 Charleston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charleston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |