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 Fry (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 Fry. 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 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 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.
Fry is located in Green 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 Green County: Adair, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Fry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fry:
- Green County (The home county of Fry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Exie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Exie is located in Green County
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- Liletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roachville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Green County
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- Gabe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gabe is located in Green County
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- Allendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Kemp
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
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- Pickett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Keltner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Gradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
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- Weed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weed is located in Adair County
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- Bliss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
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- Cane Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Kellyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Coburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Flatwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
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- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Slick Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
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- Kino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
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- Coral Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Eighty Eight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Nobob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cave City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Highland Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Haywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dunnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Rheber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Atterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Evans Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Honey Acre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Phil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Rubert Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Teddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Dubre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
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- Marrowbone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Bakerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Grider
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Dougan Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Burkesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leslie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Cloyds Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Pascal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
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- Three Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Hardyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Bunnell Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Rio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Horse Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hammonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Gleanings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Jessietown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Phillipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Salleetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Greenbriar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Belltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Raywick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Calvary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
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- Peck Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Saint Mary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bradfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
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- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Meshack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Mount Hermon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Stiles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Russell Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Esto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Long Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Wright's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Bengal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Horn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Saloma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Acton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Maple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mannsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fry, see our County-by-County Page for Fry.
Cemeteries Near Fry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fry.
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 Fry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Coffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hartfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bagby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bagby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bagby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tarters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dohoney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fry had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fry, with the one closest to Fry listed first.
- Exie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Keltner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Gresham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Thurlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thurlow is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurlow
- Liletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Gradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Cane Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Whitewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitewood is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
- Webbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Donansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
- Crailhope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Sparksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fry.
Newspapers Published in Fry ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fry, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Fry:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Green County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Casey County
- Cumberland County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Nelson County
- Russell County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |