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 Fidelio (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 Fidelio. 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.
Fidelio is located in Christian 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 Christian County: Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg, Montgomery (TN) & Stewart (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Fidelio. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fidelio:
- Christian County (The home county of Fidelio)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Herndon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garrettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Bennettstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Hopkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- LaFayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gracey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Fearsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Cobb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Hopson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- McGowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Olmstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Justice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Gordonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Keysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Ferguson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Deer Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Guthrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hadensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allegre
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Allensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Kirkmansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Sharon Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Clifty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Cerulean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cadiz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Trigg Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Cheatham County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Henrietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Dickson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Woods Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Slayden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Houston County (TN)
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Stryker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Louise Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Dotsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Sango
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Port Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Oakridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Stroudville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Cedar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Legate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Indian Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpus Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Throckmorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Cumberland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Snider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fidelio, see our County-by-County Page for Fidelio.
Cemeteries Near Fidelio ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fidelio.
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 Fidelio - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fidelio covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Howard Major Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garrott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Major Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McKnight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Double Barn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (521 more) ...
- McGee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopkinsville.
- The Cave Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cave Spring Cemetery
- Cove Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73355 <2>
- Gray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Fidelio in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fidelio.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fidelio, with the one closest to Fidelio listed first.
- Howel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Casky
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Casky is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casky
- Herndon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Garrettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Bennettstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Hopkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- LaFayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fidelio. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fidelio.
Newspapers Published in Fidelio ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fidelio.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fidelio, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fidelio.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fidelio:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Cheatham County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Stewart 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 Fidelio, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fidelio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |