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 Culvertown (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 Culvertown. 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 doctors and 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.
Culvertown is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Anderson, Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Spencer & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Culvertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Culvertown:
- Nelson County (The home county of Culvertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Balltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
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- Blue Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
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- Greenbrier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
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- Gethsemane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Bellwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
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- Cravens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Bardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Botland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Sparrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Van Buren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Ashbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Aliceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Craintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Bardstown Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Pitt's Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Shepherdsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Mount Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Allendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Younger Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Colesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Tunnel Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Crest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glendale Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Gaithers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nolin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Cecilia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kraft
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Radcliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Hammonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Rio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Bonnieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Hollyvilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- South Park View
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Fairdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Highview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Hollow Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hollow Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Okolona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Kosmosdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- South Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Gleanings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- White City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hodgenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tonieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Dant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Nerinx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Gandertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Saint Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Loretto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burkes Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Raywick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Belltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Van Voorhis Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Grahamton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Muldraugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flaherty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Stewart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Cornishville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Tablow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
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- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yoder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Normandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Little Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Maple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Saloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Bengal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Acton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mannsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Elk Horn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Manton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Fredericktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Booker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Saint Catharine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Mooresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Litsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Thompsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Brush Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Pulliam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Willisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tatham Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Culvertown, see our County-by-County Page for Culvertown.
Cemeteries Near Culvertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Culvertown.
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 Culvertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Culvertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pottinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smocks Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bardstown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Neff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Culvertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Culvertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Culvertown, with the one closest to Culvertown listed first.
- Balltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- New Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Dant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Bardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Loretto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gleanings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Nazareth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Raywick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Culvertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Culvertown.
Newspapers Published in Culvertown ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Culvertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Culvertown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Culvertown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Culvertown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Nelson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Bullitt County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Mercer County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Washington 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> | 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 Culvertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Culvertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |