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 Cork (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 Cork. 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 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.
Cork is located in Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County: Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Cork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cork:
- Metcalfe County (The home county of Cork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Edmonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Cedar Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Beaumont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Nell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Keltner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Weed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Pickett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Toria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Gradyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Kemp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Breeding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Sparksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Bliss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Flatwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Kino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Slick Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Eighty Eight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Hiseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Nobob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Coral Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cave City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Etoile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Haywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Beckton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Clinton County
- Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Dubre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Bakerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Grider
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Cloyds Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Burkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Liletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Greensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roachville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Gabe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Pascal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hardyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Horse Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rowletts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Hammonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Meshack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Mud Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hestand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gamaliel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fountain Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Esto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Long Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Wright's
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Bengal
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Elk Horn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Acton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Maple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Moss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cork, see our County-by-County Page for Cork.
Cemeteries Near Cork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cork.
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 Cork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Bragg Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dulin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mosby Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbs Burial Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Shuffet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Flats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Cork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cork, with the one closest to Cork listed first.
- Edmonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Keltner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Knob Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Liletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Exie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Breeding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Gradyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Crailhope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Fry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fry is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Sparksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Savoyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Slick Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cork.
Newspapers Published in Cork ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cork, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cork.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cork:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Metcalfe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Monroe County
- Russell County
- Taylor County
- Clay 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 '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- Cork) 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 Cork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |