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 Dennis (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 Dennis. 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.
Dennis is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Warren & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Dennis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dennis:
- Logan County (The home county of Dennis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schochoh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Cave Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Lost City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Ferguson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Adairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gordonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Olmstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Justice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Trammel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Pope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Red Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Halifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Richelieu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Harreldsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mining City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Morgantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Provo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Christian County
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Dunmor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Belton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Skilesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Beechmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Beech Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Browder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Neosheo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Salmons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Allensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Sharon Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clifty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Hadensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Allegre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Guthrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Rockfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Woodburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Springhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Drake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Bowling Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Rockland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Alvaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plum Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Richardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Gotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Anna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Claypool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Davidson County (TN)
- Ridgetop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Montgomery County (TN)
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Orlinda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Black Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Cross Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jernigan Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Mulloy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Mitchellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Fountain Head
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- New Deal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Walnut Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Hall Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cottontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dennis, see our County-by-County Page for Dennis.
Cemeteries Near Dennis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dennis.
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 Dennis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dennis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Bibbs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pillow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Run Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Head Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ballance Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gasper River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (636 more) ...
- Epleys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hummer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dennis had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gasper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Schochoh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Cave Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Costelow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Costelow is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costelow
- Epleys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Epleys is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epleys
- Ferguson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Prices Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Adairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dennis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dennis.
Newspapers Published in Dennis ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dennis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dennis, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dennis.
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 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 Dennis:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Davidson County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Dennis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dennis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |