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 Clarence (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 Clarence. 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 northeast 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 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.
Clarence is located in Pulaski County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Clarence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarence:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Clarence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Bee Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
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- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Eubank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Dabney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
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- Coin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
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- Shopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Science Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ansel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Grundy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Acorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Barnett Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Pellyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Shelby City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Hedgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Junction City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Alum Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Little Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Davis Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Atoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Forkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Bethelridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Middleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mintonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Gilpin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Evona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Phil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Rubert Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Cartersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Bryantsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Peoples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Sandgap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Dabolt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Kerby Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Bernstadt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Keavy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Sublimity City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Maplesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Broughtentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Waynesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Ottenheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Turkeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Kings Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Crab Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- South Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Maywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Wallaceton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Slate Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Berea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Happy Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Buggytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Bighill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Farristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Kirksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Round Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Silver Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Duncanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
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- Whites
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- McCreary County
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Ottawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Hansford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Brodhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Renfro Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mullins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Climax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Disputanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Russell County
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Frazer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarence, see our County-by-County Page for Clarence.
Cemeteries Near Clarence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarence.
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 Clarence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Goodhope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barron Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goochtown Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Singleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cuba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery
- Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Clarence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Estesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Bee Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Eubank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Quail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Waynesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Dabney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Level Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Valley Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ottenheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Science Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarence.
Newspapers Published in Clarence ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarence, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarence.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Clarence:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Garrard County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCreary County
- Montgomery County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clarence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clarence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |