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 Colo (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 Colo. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Colo 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 Colo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colo:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Colo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Piney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Dykes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Northfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Mount Victory
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Grundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Whetstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Shopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sloans Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tateville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Bethelridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Mintonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Argyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Evona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Gilpin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Teddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Cantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Labascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Yosemite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Acre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Jackson County
- Peoples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- North Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Gray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Bernstadt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Keavy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dorthae
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Sublimity City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- East Bernstadt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Greenmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Dog Walk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Waynesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Broughtentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Turkeytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Kings Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Ottenheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Crab Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- South Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Halls Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- New Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Revelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Strunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Hansford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brodhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Renfro Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mullins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Gum Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Wildie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Frazer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Ritner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Rankin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sumpter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parmleysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Murl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodbine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockholds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emlyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colo, see our County-by-County Page for Colo.
Cemeteries Near Colo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colo.
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 Colo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Merritt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Family Cemetery
- The Bradley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradley Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randall Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (575 more) ...
- Pine Thicket Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Chapel Cemetery
- The Bradley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradley Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Colo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colo, with the one closest to Colo listed first.
- Dykes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Grundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Elihu
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tateville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Sloans Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Shopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bronston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Dabney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Baldrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baldrock is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldrock
- Kidder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kidder is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colo.
Newspapers Published in Colo ...
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 Colo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colo, 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 Colo.
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 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 Colo:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Casey County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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 Colo, 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 from Point A (ie- Colo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |