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 Church Hill (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 Church Hill. 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 and hospitals 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.
Church Hill is located in Christian 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 Christian County: Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg, Montgomery (TN) & Stewart (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Church Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Church Hill:
- Christian County (The home county of Church Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Newstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Herndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Hopkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gracey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Bennettstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Howel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garrettsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pembroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Cobb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Hopson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Claxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- McGowan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Lewistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Dawson Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Nortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Mortons Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Justice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Gordonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Lyon County
- Lamasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Muhlenberg County
- Bancroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allegre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Kirkmansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Guthrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hadensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Clifty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Sharon Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Cerulean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cadiz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Stryker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Woodlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Louise Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Saint Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dotsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Oakridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Sango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Legate
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Snider
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Throckmorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Cumberland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Church Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Church Hill.
Cemeteries Near Church Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Church Hill.
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 Church Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Church Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Major Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howard Major Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nancy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Double Barn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McGee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopkinsville.
- The Cave Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cave Spring Cemetery
- Cove Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73355 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Church Hill had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Newstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Herndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Julien
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Julien is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julien
- Peedee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peedee is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedee
- Hopkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Bennettstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Howel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Casky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Casky is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casky
- Gracey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roaring Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Garrettsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Sinking Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Church Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Church Hill.
Newspapers Published in Church Hill ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Church Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Church Hill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Church Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Church Hill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- Lyon County
- Muhlenberg County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart 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 Church Hill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Church Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |