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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 Coral Hill (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 Coral Hill. 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 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 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.

Coral Hill is located in Barren County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barren County: Allen, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Coral Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coral Hill:

  • Barren County     (The home county of Coral Hill)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.
    • Keltner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
      • Keltner is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keltner
      • From Coral Hill to Keltner
    • Nell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
      • Nell is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nell
      • From Coral Hill to Nell
    • Pickett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pickett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
      • Pickett is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pickett
      • From Coral Hill to Pickett
    • Weed
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kemp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Gradyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
      • Gradyville is located in Adair County
    • Portland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Adair County
    • Toria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
      • Toria is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toria
      • From Coral Hill to Toria
    • Breeding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breeding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
      • Breeding is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Breeding
      • From Coral Hill to Breeding
    • Milltown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Milltown is located in Adair County
    • Sparksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bliss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
      • Bliss is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bliss
      • From Coral Hill to Bliss
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.
    • Cedar Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meador
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meador. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
      • Meador is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meador
      • From Coral Hill to Meador
    • Yesse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Halifax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halifax
      • From Coral Hill to Halifax
    • Oak Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Allen County
    • Scottsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • Halfway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halfway
      • From Coral Hill to Halfway
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.
    • Dubre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
      • Dubre is located in Cumberland County
    • Marrowbone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloyds Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grider
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leslie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edmonson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.
    • Union City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Edmonson County
    • Rocky Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mammoth Cave
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Cave
      • Mammoth Cave is located in Edmonson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Cave <2>
    • Stockholm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stockholm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stockholm
      • From Coral Hill to Stockholm
    • Rhoda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyrock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindseyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweeden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
      • Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
    • Bee Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayson County
    • Wheelers Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.
    • Upton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <2>
    • Seven Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.
    • Horse Cave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Three Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunnell Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rowletts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowletts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
      • Rowletts is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowletts
      • From Coral Hill to Rowletts
    • Pascal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pascal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
      • Pascal is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pascal
      • From Coral Hill to Pascal
    • Hardyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
      • Hardyville is located in Hart County
    • Logsdon Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Munfordville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
      • Munfordville is located in Hart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <2>
    • Canmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Winesap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winesap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
      • Winesap is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winesap
      • From Coral Hill to Winesap
    • Rio
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rio
      • From Coral Hill to Rio
    • Cub Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Run
      • Cub Run is located in Hart County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cub Run <2>
  • Larue County
  • Metcalfe County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.
    • Mount Hermon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mud Lick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Forkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
      • Forkton is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkton
      • From Coral Hill to Forkton
    • Fountain Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Tompkinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <2>
    • Meshack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meshack
      • From Coral Hill to Meshack
    • Akersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Gamaliel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hestand
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hestand
      • From Coral Hill to Hestand
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.
    • Bengal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wright's
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wright's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
      • Wright's is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wright's
      • From Coral Hill to Wright's
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.
    • Smiths Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Martinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Claypool
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claypool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
      • Claypool is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claypool
      • From Coral Hill to Claypool
    • Gotts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Plum Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
      • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Alvaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvaton
      • Alvaton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvaton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coral Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Coral Hill.

Cemeteries Near Coral Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coral Hill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coral Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coral Hill had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Coral Hill, with the one closest to Coral Hill listed first.

  • Goodnight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
    • Goodnight is located in Barren County
  • Slick Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hiseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oil City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oil City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Barren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oil City
    • From Coral Hill to Oil City
  • Savoyard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savoyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
    • Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
  • Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Seymour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Hart County
  • Horse Cave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eighty Eight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
    • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
  • Randolph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Randolph
    • From Coral Hill to Randolph
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coral Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coral Hill.

Newspapers Published in Coral Hill ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coral Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coral Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coral Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Coral Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coral Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Coral Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coral Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coral Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0515, Longitude: -85.8567       In this case, the coordinates for Coral Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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