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 Delafield (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 Delafield. 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 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 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.
Delafield is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Delafield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delafield:
- Warren County (The home county of Delafield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Plum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Springhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Richardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Gotts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Alvaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Drake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Trammel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Meador
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Mount Aerial
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Cedar Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Adolphus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Beckton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Park City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lucas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Haywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Cave City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Richelieu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jetson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Morgantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Quality
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Welch's Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Mining City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Roundhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Huff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Rocky Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Lindseyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Sunfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Kyrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Bee Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mammoth Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Caneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Spring Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Peonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Dogcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- South Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schochoh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Skilesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Dunmor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Arnold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Gold City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Neosheo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Black Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Black Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Mitchellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sengtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delafield, see our County-by-County Page for Delafield.
Cemeteries Near Delafield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delafield.
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 Delafield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delafield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- T L Stephens Briggs Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Isaac Stephens Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green River Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Delafield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delafield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Bristow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bristow is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Memphis Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Richardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Greencastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Girkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girkin
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Rich Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Pond is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
- Hardcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardcastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
- Rockfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Polkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Motley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delafield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delafield.
Newspapers Published in Delafield ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delafield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delafield, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delafield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Delafield:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Robertson County
- Sumner 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delafield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Delafield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |