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 Fullerton (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 Fullerton. 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 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.
Fullerton is located in Greenup 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 Greenup County: Boyd, Carter, Lewis, Lawrence (OH) & Scioto (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Fullerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fullerton:
- Greenup County (The home county of Fullerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- South Shore
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Frost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lloyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Greenup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Tygarts Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Wurtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Worthington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Princess
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Cannonsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cliffside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Rush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Catlettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Kehoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Boone Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Carter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Smiths Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Pactolus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Wesleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Grayson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Counts Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Leon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Grahn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Hitchins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Firebrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Charters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Pence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Blue Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Jaybird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Lynx
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Peebles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Wrightsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Glade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Banner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Hanging Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Pedro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Ironton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Coal Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sherritts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Kitts Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Aid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Pike County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Wetmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Sargents
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Shyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Piketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Rosemount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Sciotoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Sciotodale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Wheelersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fullerton, see our County-by-County Page for Fullerton.
Cemeteries Near Fullerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fullerton.
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 Fullerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fullerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Collier Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nippert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bennet's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennet's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of South Shore.
- The Bennet's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #617873 <2>
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Careys Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (692 more) ...
- Seymore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Fullerton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fullerton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Frost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Dry Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Limeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Sciotoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rushtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rushtown is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Grays Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pond Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Franklin Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fullerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fullerton.
Newspapers Published in Fullerton ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fullerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fullerton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fullerton.
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 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 Fullerton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Greenup County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Lewis County
- Adams County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto 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> | 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- Fullerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Fullerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |