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 Fort Barker (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 Fort Barker. 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 Fort Barker ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Barker: Ft. Barker
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 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.
Fort Barker is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Bourbon, Estill, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Powell.
Below are the counties that are near Fort Barker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Barker:
- Clark County (The home county of Fort Barker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Kiddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Rabbit Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rightangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Peeled Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Little Slate Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Owingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- Olympia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Black Sulpher Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Peasticks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- North Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Stony Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Austerlitz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Jackstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackstown
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kiserton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiserton
- Shawhan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawhan
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Witt Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Irvine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Ravenna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Wagersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Locust Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Lynch Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Uttingertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uttingertown
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Muir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Jimtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Cadentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadentown
- Elmendorf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmendorf
- Deep Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Loradale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loradale
- Mattoxtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoxtown
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Sherburne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Grange City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Stringtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sunset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Craintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Farmville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Elizaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Ewing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Nepton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepton
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Cynthiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvandell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandell
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Logana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon
- Mount Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catnip
- Pollard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Zachariah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Zoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Doylesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- College Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Redhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhouse
- Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bybee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Elliston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Blue Grass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Moberly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Reeds Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
- Hillcrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Means
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Rothwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Sudith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Frenchburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mariba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Denniston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Korea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Prewitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Reid Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Grassy Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Mount Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Levee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Judy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Spencer Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Jeffersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Moorefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Westbend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
- Virden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Black Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Powell Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Paint Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Waltersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Clay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Piggville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Old Clay City Road
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- North Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Farmers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Lakeview Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Newtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- New Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion
- Clabber Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Bottom
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Barker, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Barker.
Cemeteries Near Fort Barker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Barker.
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 Fort Barker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Barker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rupard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elliot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chenault Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Machpelah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Fort Barker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Barker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Barker, with the one closest to Fort Barker listed first.
- Thomson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thomson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Hedges
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Prewitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Grassy Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Mount Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Sideview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sideview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Levee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Ruckerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruckerville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckerville
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Ewington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Judy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rightangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
- Westbend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Barker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Barker.
Newspapers Published in Fort Barker ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Barker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Barker, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Barker.
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 Fort Barker:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Harlan County
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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 Fort Barker, 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- Fort Barker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |