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 Forestville (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 Forestville. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Forestville is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Forestville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forestville:
- Hart County (The home county of Forestville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Logsdon Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cub Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Munfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Dogcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Horse Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnell Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hardyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Keltner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Kemp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Pickett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Meador
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Cedar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Yesse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Cave City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hiseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Oil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Coral Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Beckton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Glasgow
(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
- Haywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Rocky Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Whittinghill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Stockholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Kyrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rocky Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Bee Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sweeden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Leitchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Duff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Caneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Allendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Liletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Summersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Exie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Greensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Seven Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Spurrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Upton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Flint Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Sonora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- White Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Nolin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Eastview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Star Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Stiles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Mac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Maple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Plum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Claypool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Richardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forestville, see our County-by-County Page for Forestville.
Cemeteries Near Forestville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forestville.
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 Forestville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forestville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Logsdon Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Forestville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Winesap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Kessinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
- Cub Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Woodsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodsonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsonville
- Munfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lines Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Stockholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Horse Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Dogcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Mammoth Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wheelers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Cave City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonnieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forestville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forestville.
Newspapers Published in Forestville ...
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 Forestville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forestville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forestville.
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 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 Forestville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor 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 Forestville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forestville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |