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 Edmonton (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 Edmonton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County and is the County Seat.
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 Metcalfe County: Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Edmonton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edmonton:
- Metcalfe County (The home county of Edmonton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Knob Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Beaumont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Nell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Weed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Toria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Keltner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Breeding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Sparksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Gradyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Pickett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Kemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Flatwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Bliss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Milltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Allen County
- Cedar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Kino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Slick Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Eighty Eight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Nobob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Hiseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Coral Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Etoile
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Haywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cave City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beckton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Browns Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Dubre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Grider
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Cloyds Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Bakerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Dougan Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Burkesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Liletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roachville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Gabe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Three Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Pascal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hardyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Horse Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rowletts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Munfordville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Meshack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Mud Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hestand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Martinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gamaliel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Long Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Esto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Russell Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Wright's
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Bengal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Elk Horn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Moss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Thompsons Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Free Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Hermitage Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Cave Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Macon County (TN)
- Walnut Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edmonton, see our County-by-County Page for Edmonton.
Cemeteries Near Edmonton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edmonton.
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 Edmonton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edmonton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Flats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dulin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mosby Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Runion - Sandidge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shuffet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Tibbs Burial Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg Compton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Edmonton had a population of 275 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Edmonton had a population of 1,597 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edmonton, with the one closest to Edmonton listed first.
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Nell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Knob Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Summer Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keltner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Slick Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Eighty Eight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Breeding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Nobob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Liletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Savoyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Crailhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marrowbone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Sparksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Gradyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edmonton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edmonton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Edmonton ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edmonton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Edmonton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Edmonton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Edmonton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Edmonton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Edmonton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Metcalfe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Monroe County
- Russell County
- Taylor County
- Clay County
- Macon 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edmonton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Edmonton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |