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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 Colitown Junction (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 Colitown Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Colitown Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Colitown Junction: Colitown Jct. (or less commonly used: Colitown Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Colitown Junction is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, McLean, Muhlenberg & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Colitown Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colitown Junction:
- Hopkins County (The home county of Colitown Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Manitou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Fiddle Bow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Madisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Earlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Hanson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mortons Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Lewistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Creswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Claxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crider
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- McGowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Cobb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Dulaney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hopson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Empire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Crofton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bluff Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Piney Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Daviess County
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Dixie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Robards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Niagara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Corydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eddyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Sacramento
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lemon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Earles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Graham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lynn City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Depoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Luzerne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Nebo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Powderly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Central City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- South Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Cerulean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wallonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Sullivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sturgis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grangertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Breckinridge Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Morganfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dekoven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Hitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Chapman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Lisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Slaughters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Free Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- West Wheatcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Onton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Blackford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Sebree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Lamb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Cave-In-Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colitown Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Colitown Junction.
Cemeteries Near Colitown Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colitown Junction.
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 Colitown Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colitown Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Hodge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Glory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tapp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harralson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Compton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Colitown Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colitown Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colitown Junction, with the one closest to Colitown Junction listed first.
- Manitou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Earlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Veazey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Veazey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Ilsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ilsley is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilsley
- Hanson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Vanderburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mortons Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Slaughters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colitown Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colitown Junction.
Newspapers Published in Colitown Junction ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colitown Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colitown Junction, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colitown Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Colitown Junction:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Lyon County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Trigg County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Hardin 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 Colitown Junction, 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- Colitown Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |