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 Elko (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 Elko. 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.
Elko is located in Edmonson 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 Edmonson County: Barren, Butler, Grayson, Hart & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Elko. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elko:
- Edmonson County (The home county of Elko)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Mammoth Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kyrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Lindseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Roundhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Meador
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Cedar Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Halifax
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halfway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Scottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Trammel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Highland Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Beckton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Rocky Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Haywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Hiseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Whittinghill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Woodbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Clarkson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leitchfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Black Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Big Clifty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Caneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Spring Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Green County
- Liletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Spurrier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Upton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sonora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Limp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- White Mills Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Nolin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Cub Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Dogcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Logsdon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Horse Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Bunnell Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Bonnieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hardyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Three Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Canmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Larue County
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe County
- Mount Hermon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Gotts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Plum Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Anna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Claypool
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Richardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Bowling Green
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Springhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Alvaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elko, see our County-by-County Page for Elko.
Cemeteries Near Elko ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elko.
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 Elko - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elko covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Woolsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Guides Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Good Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Elko in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elko.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Pig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pig is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig
- Mammoth Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Stockholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smiths Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hays is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cub Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dogcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Hydro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hydro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elko. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elko.
Newspapers Published in Elko ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elko.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elko, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elko.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Elko:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Edmonson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Warren 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 Elko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elko) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |