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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 Colville (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 Colville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Colville is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Bourbon, Bracken, Grant, Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Colville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colville:
- Harrison County (The home county of Colville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Cynthiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oddville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Sylvandell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Poindexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Renaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Berry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Hooktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Sharpsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- South Sherburne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
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- East Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Pebble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
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- Oakla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Bath County
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- Slate Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
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- Peeled Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Millersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawhan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Kiserton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jackstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
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- Neave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
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- Powersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
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- Brooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Germantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County
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- Rock Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County
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- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County
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- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Renick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kiddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Jimtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Loradale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Donerail
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County
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- Ewing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Nepton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County
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- Elizaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
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- Flemingsburg Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sherburne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
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- Craintown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
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- Tilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
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- Flemingsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
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- Dalesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County
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- Grange City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
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- Franklin County
- Elmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Stringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
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- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
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- Corinth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
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- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Grant County
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- Cherry Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
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- Keefer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Heekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
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- Jefferson County
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portland is located in Jefferson County
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- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Mays Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Mason County
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- Weedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County
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- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
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- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Mason County
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- Minerva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minerva is located in Mason County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Judy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Grassy Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reid Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Camargo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Spencer Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
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- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- New Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
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- Natlee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
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- Canby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canby is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Hensley Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
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- Breck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- McKinneysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
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- Browning Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County
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- Bachelors Rest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
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- Four Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
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- Marcus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
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- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
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- Hayes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
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- Falmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Doughton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doughton is located in Pendleton County
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- Goforth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County
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- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
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- Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Pendleton County
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- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Mount Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bratton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Scott County
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- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
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- Muddy Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
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- Turkey Foot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Boydtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boydtown is located in Scott County
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- Sadieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Cranetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
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- Rogers Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rogers Gap is located in Scott County
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- New Zion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Double Culvert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
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- Moon Lake Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moon Lake Estates is located in Scott County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Davistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clermont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Chilo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Utopia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County (OH)
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- Neville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neville is located in Clermont County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colville, see our County-by-County Page for Colville.
Cemeteries Near Colville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colville.
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 Colville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Old East Broadwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ruddels Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rankin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Well Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Republican Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Republican Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Colville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colville, with the one closest to Colville listed first.
- Hooktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Ruddel's Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruddel's Mills is located in Bourbon County
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- Morning Glory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
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- Lair
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lair is located in Harrison County
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- Shawhan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Headquarters
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Headquarters is located in Nicholas County
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- Venus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Venus is located in Harrison County
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- Cynthiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kiserton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Oddville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Barefoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barefoot is located in Nicholas County
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- Sylvandell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Barterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barterville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterville
- Poindexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Broadwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broadwell is located in Harrison County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colville.
Newspapers Published in Colville ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colville, 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 Colville.
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 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 Colville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Bracken County
- Clark County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Franklin County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mason County
- Montgomery County
- Nicholas County
- Owen County
- Pendleton County
- Robertson County
- Scott County
- Woodford County
- Clermont 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 Colville, 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- Colville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |