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 Donerail (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 Donerail. 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.
Donerail is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Bourbon, Clark, Jessamine, Madison, Scott & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Donerail. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donerail:
- Fayette County (The home county of Donerail)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Spindletop Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Yarnallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deep Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Elk Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Tyrone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McBrayer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Alton Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Avenstoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Bath County
- Hooktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kiserton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Shawhan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Millersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jackstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Little Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Woodlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Elmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buttimer Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Farmdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Bryantsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blanchet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
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- Stringtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
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- Cordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
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- Keefer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Grant County
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- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Rutland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Cynthiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Poindexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Berry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Oddville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Boyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
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- Sylvandell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Henry County
- Lockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Logana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hanly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Adeline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Castle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Castle is located in Lawrence County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Valley View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Cuzick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Blue Grass
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Edenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
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- Million
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Redhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Newby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Cottonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Doylesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Salvisa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- Vanarsdell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
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- Burgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- Grassy Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Nicholas County
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Rockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Tacketts Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
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- Natlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- New Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- New
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New is located in Owen County
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- Hesler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
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- Canby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Canby is located in Owen County
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- Breck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- Pendleton County
- Marcus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Clabber Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- New Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Herdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Great Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Lancelot Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Zion Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Shiff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiff is located in Scott County
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- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Hatton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Consolation
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
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- Bagdad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Waddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Faywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Davistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Nugent Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donerail, see our County-by-County Page for Donerail.
Cemeteries Near Donerail ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donerail.
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 Donerail - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donerail covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Crest Lawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cove Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Haven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove Haven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- The Cove Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1802031 <2>
- Cherry Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burgess Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Donerail had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Donerail, with the one closest to Donerail listed first.
- Yarnallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Greendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Payne's Depot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne's Depot
- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Viley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Viley is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cave
- Great Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Crossing
- Faywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Elk Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fort Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Loradale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loradale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donerail. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donerail.
Newspapers Published in Donerail ...
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 185 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donerail.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donerail, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Donerail.
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 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 Donerail:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Clark County
- Franklin County
- Garrard County
- Grant County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Henry County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Nicholas County
- Owen County
- Pendleton County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Woodford 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 Donerail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Donerail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |