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 Defries (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 Defries. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Defries is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Defries. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Defries:
- Hart County (The home county of Defries)
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Pascal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
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- Canmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Hardyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
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- Three Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
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- Bunnell Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hammonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Munfordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Keltner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Pickett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Coburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Weed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Cane Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Kellyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Gradyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Bliss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
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- Nell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Cave City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Highland Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Kino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Park City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Beckton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Cumberland County
- Dubre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stockholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rocky Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Gabe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
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- Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Greensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Roachville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Upton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Nolin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Glendale Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Spurrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
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- White Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- White Mills Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Gleanings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Hodgenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tonieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Jessietown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Raywick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Phillipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Belltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
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- Calvary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Dant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
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- Frogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Francis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Mary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beaumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Stiles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gethsemane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Bengal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Wright's
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Maple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Saloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Campbellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Acton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mannsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Defries, see our County-by-County Page for Defries.
Cemeteries Near Defries ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Defries.
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 Defries - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Defries covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dishman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rountree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Halltown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sydnor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Caven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Sidebottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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, Defries had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Defries, with the one closest to Defries listed first.
- Monroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Donansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
- Pascal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Webbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
- Canmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Powder Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Lobb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lobb is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobb
- Hudgins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hudgins is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Three Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Crailhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pike View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Defries. See our List of 1890's Communities around Defries.
Newspapers Published in Defries ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Defries.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Defries, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Defries.
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 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 Defries:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor 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> | 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 Defries, 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- Defries) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |