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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 Cupio (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 Cupio. 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.

Cupio is located in Bullitt 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 Bullitt County: Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson & Spencer.

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

  • Bullitt County     (The home county of Cupio)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cupio, with the one closest to Cupio listed first.
    • Pitt's Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
    • Shepherdsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brooks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Chase
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Bardstown Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebron Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Hillview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
    • Pioneer Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
    • Hunters Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clermont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Breckinridge County
  • Hardin County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cupio, with the one closest to Cupio listed first.
    • Kosmosdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Valley Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasure Ridge Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
    • Fairdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollyvilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
    • South Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Heritage Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Park View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Park View is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Saint Dennis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
    • Shively
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Okolona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Larue County
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cupio, with the one closest to Cupio listed first.
    • Muldraugh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilcher Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hughes Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
    • Van Voorhis Manor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
    • Grahamton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grahamton is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
    • Lickskillet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lickskillet is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Rock Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Haven is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
    • Buck Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Garrett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Garrett is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Flaherty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastwood Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
    • Brandenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cupio, with the one closest to Cupio listed first.
    • Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Deatsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Deatsville is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
    • Lenore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Samuels
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Samuels is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
    • Highgrove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Highgrove is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • Cravens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cravens is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Hunters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunters is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
    • Nelsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coxs Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bellwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bourbon Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
    • Nazareth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nazareth is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Oldham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cupio, with the one closest to Cupio listed first.
    • Orchard Grass Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
    • Pewee Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • River Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • River Bluff is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Harmony Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Harmony Village is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
  • Spencer County
  • Clark County (IN)
  • Crawford County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cupio, with the one closest to Cupio listed first.
    • Leavenworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carefree
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
    • Alton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Floyd County (IN)
  • Harrison County (IN)

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

Cemeteries Near Cupio ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cupio.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cupio, with the one closest to Cupio 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cupio had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Meadow Lawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Lawn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
  • Rosewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • West Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Howard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Barrallton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrallton is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrallton
  • Orell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Orell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orell
  • Evans Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
  • Pitt's Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
  • Muldraugh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Salt River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Salt River is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
  • Shepherdsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 Cupio. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cupio.

Newspapers Published in Cupio ...

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 292 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cupio.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cupio, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cupio.

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 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 Cupio:

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>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 Cupio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Cupio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.