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 Concord (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 Concord. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Concord is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Carter, Fleming, Greenup, Mason, Rowan, Adams (OH) & Scioto (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Concord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Concord:
- Lewis County (The home county of Concord)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Pence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Charters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Cottageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Tollesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vanceburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Camp Dix
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Firebrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Emerson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Germantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Brooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Smiths Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Boone Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Carter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Wesleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Smoky Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Kehoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Foxport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Poplar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Beechburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Dalesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Wallingford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Ryan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Flemingsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Muses Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Flemingsburg Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- South Shore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tygarts Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Frost
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Warnock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Rectorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Weedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- South Ripley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Mays Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Sardis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Wrightsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Bentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Moore ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Bradysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Whippoorwill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Blue Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brown County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Ellsberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Neel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Aberdeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Arnheim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Fincastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Elmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elmville is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- North Uniontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Sinking Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Folsom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Mowrystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Turkey is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Berrysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Lawrence County (OH)
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Coopersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Pond Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Otway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Rarden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Arion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- West Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rosemount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Summit County (OH)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Summit County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Concord, see our County-by-County Page for Concord.
Cemeteries Near Concord ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Concord.
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 Concord - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Concord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- McCurg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chandler - Drenan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McHenry Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Naylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hayslip Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
- Rogers Family Cemetery
- Rogers Hill Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151138 <2>
- Quinn Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Cedar Leaf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Puntenney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Concord had a population of 188 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Concord had a population of 31 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Covedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Pence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Waggoner Ripple ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waggoner Ripple is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Ripple
- Beasley Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beasley Fork is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Fork
- Carrs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carrs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrs
- Poplar Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Flat is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flat
- Stout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stout is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Bentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cottageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Selig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selig is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selig
- Moore ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Concord. See our List of 1890's Communities around Concord.
Newspapers Published in Concord ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Concord.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Concord, 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 Concord.
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 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 Concord:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bracken County
- Carter County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Mason County
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Summit 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Concord) 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 Concord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |