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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 Crest (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 Crest. 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.

Crest is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Harrison (IN), Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, Jefferson, Larue, Meade & Nelson.

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

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Crest)
  • Breckinridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crest, with the one closest to Crest listed first.
    • Dyer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Constantine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Custer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Buras
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Irvington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Webster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Se Ree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
  • Bullitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crest, with the one closest to Crest listed first.
    • Lebanon Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitt's Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
    • Belmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bardstown Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clermont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cupio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lotus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Shepherdsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
    • Brooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fox Chase
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Hebron Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Grayson County
  • Green County
  • Hart County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crest, with the one closest to Crest listed first.
    • Kosmosdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hollyvilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
    • Valley Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • South Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • South Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Heritage Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • South Park View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Park View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Pleasure Ridge Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
    • Okolona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Spring Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Spring Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Highview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Highview is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Larue County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crest, with the one closest to Crest listed first.
    • Dant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Holy Cross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Holy Cross is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
    • Nerinx
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Nerinx is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
    • Saint Francis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint Francis is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
    • Gandertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Loretto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Raywick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burkes Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
    • Frogtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Frogtown is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
    • Saint Joseph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Mary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crest, with the one closest to Crest listed first.
    • Flaherty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Voorhis Manor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
    • Grahamton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Grahamton is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
    • Muldraugh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maples Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Garrett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Garrett is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Hughes Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
    • Lickskillet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lickskillet is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Rock Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Haven is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
    • Big Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Buck Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillgrove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillgrove is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crest, with the one closest to Crest listed first.
    • Boston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nelsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Blue Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cravens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cravens is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Culvertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Culvertown is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
    • Gethsemane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
    • Balltown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Balltown is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Deatsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Deatsville is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
    • Howardstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Howardstown is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
    • Samuels
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Samuels is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crest, with the one closest to Crest listed first.
    • Maple
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
  • Harrison County (IN)

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

Cemeteries Near Crest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crest.

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 Crest - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Browns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • McMillen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • McCullum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maffet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Owens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stader Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gunning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (354 more) ...
    • Atcher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • French Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>

While we didn't find Crest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crest.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Crest ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crest, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Crest:

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>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 Crest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.