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 Etna (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 Etna. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Etna is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Etna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Etna:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Etna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Dabney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
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- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Science Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eubank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Shopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Grundy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
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- Ansel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Bee Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferguson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Pellyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Barnett Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Eunice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Sano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Neatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Shelby City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Alum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Bethelridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Mintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Yosemite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Gilpin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Evona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Cartersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Jackson County
- Peoples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Bernstadt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Keavy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Greenmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Maplesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Dorthae
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Broughtentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Kings Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Ottenheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Turkeytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- South Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- New Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Slate Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Wallaceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Buggytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Bighill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Hansford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Brodhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Renfro Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wildie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Mullins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Climax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Frazer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Ritner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Etna, see our County-by-County Page for Etna.
Cemeteries Near Etna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Etna.
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 Etna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Etna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Mercer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Surber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eubanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Science Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Hubble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sowder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Etna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Etna.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Etna, with the one closest to Etna listed first.
- Estesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Dabney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Science Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Eubank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Valley Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Ansel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Grundy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Bee Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Etna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Etna.
Newspapers Published in Etna ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Etna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Etna, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Etna.
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 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 Etna:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Garrard County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCreary County
- Montgomery County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne 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 Etna, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Etna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |