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 Fairdale (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 Fairdale. 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.
Name Variations for Fairdale ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Fair Dale.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairdale. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairdale .
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Fairdale is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County : Clark (IN) , Floyd (IN) , Harrison (IN) , Bullitt , Hardin , Oldham , Shelby & Spencer .
Below are the counties that are near Fairdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairdale:
Jefferson County (The home county of Fairdale)
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
South Park (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
South Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Hollyvilla (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
Heritage Creek (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
Former name for Heritage Creek:
Minor Lane Heights South Park View (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
South Park View is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
Okolona (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Prairie Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village Lynnview (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Lynnview is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
Prestonia (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Prestonia is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia Newburg (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Newburg is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg Poplar Hills (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Poplar Hills is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
Pleasure Ridge Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park Shively (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Valley Station (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Bullitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
Brooks (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Hunters Hollow (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
Fox Chase (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
Pioneer Village (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
Hebron Estates (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
Hillview (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Hillview is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
Shepherdsville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Cupio (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Cupio is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio Bardstown Junction (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction Mount Washington (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Pitt's Point (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point Clermont (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Belmont (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Belmont is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Hardin County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
West Point (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Howard (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Howard is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Rose Terrace (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace Dietz Acres (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres Prichard Place (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Prichard Place is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place Radcliff (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Colesburg (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Colesburg is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg Vine Grove (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Crest (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Crest is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Younger Creek (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Younger Creek is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek Tunnel Hills (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills Rineyville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Elizabethtown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Larue County
Roanoke (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Roanoke is located in Larue County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Meade County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
Pilcher Landing (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing Hughes Landing (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Hughes Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing Muldraugh (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Van Voorhis Manor (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor Rock Haven (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Rock Haven is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven Grahamton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Grahamton is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton Lickskillet (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Lickskillet is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet Buck Grove (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Buck Grove is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Brandenburg (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Eastwood Hills (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills Flaherty (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Flaherty is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty Garrett (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Garrett is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Ekron (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Ekron is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Nelson County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
Highgrove (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Highgrove is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove Lenore (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Lenore is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore Deatsville (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Deatsville is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville Samuels (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Samuels is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Coxs Creek (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Hunters (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Hunters is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Boston (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Bourbon Springs (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs Cravens (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Cravens is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Fairfield (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Fairfield is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
Nazareth (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Nazareth is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Bellwood (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Bellwood is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood Withrow (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Withrow is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow Oldham County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
Orchard Grass Hills (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
Pewee Valley (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
River Bluff (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
River Bluff is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
Crestwood (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Harmony Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Harmony Village is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village Goshen (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Goshen is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
Park Lake (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake Buckner (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Ballardsville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Ballardsville is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville La Grange (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Westport (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner Shelby County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
Lincoln Ridge (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge Simpsonville (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Finchville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Finchville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville Figgs (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Figgs is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Shelbyville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Chestnut Grove (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Spencer County
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
Normandy (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Normandy is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Yoder (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Yoder is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Taylorsville (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Wakefield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Wakefield is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Little Mount (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Little Mount is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Clark County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
Arctic Springs (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Arctic Springs is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs Jeffersonville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Oak Park (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Blackiston Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village Clarksville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Utica (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
Watson (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Watson is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Prather (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Prather is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Sellersburg (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Speed (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Speed is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Bennettsville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Bennettsville is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville Starlight (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Slatecut (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Slatecut is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut Floyd County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
New Albany (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Floyds Knobs (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Georgetown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Galena (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Galena is located in Floyd County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Greenville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Harrison County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
Locust Point (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Elizabeth (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Lanesville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
New Middletown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Dogwood (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Laconia (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Crandall (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Crandall is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Central (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Central is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Corydon (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Corydon Junction (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction New Salisbury (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Glidas (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas Bradford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Bradford is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Washington County (IN)
New Pekin (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
New Pekin is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairdale, see our County-by-County Page for Fairdale .
Cemeteries Near Fairdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairdale.
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 Fairdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
Mt. Holly Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Coral Ridge Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Mitchell Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Risinger Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risinger Cemetery The Risinger Cemetery has also been known as:
Arnoldtown Cemetery Graham Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Ferguson Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Quick Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Terry Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
McCawley Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
McDaniel Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Brooks Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Hillcrest Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Continue List (432 more) ...
St. Andrews Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Prince Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Horine Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Fairdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
South Park (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
South Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Brooks (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Okolona (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Barrallton (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Barrallton is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrallton Zoneton (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Zoneton is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoneton Smyrna (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Smyrna is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Prestonia (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Prestonia is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia Valley Station (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Orell (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Orell is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orell Meadow Lawn (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Meadow Lawn is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn Shepherdsville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Buechel (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Buechel is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel Continue List (17 more) ...
Cupio (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Cupio is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio Parkland (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Parkland is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Salt River (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Salt River is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairdale .
Newspapers Published in Fairdale ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairdale, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Fairdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fairdale:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Jefferson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bullitt County Hardin County Larue County Meade County Nelson County Oldham County Shelby County Spencer County Clark County Floyd County Harrison County Washington County Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 Fairdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 from Point A (ie- Fairdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.