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 Gardner (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 Gardner. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Gardner is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Bell, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Gardner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gardner:
- Clay County (The home county of Gardner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Ashers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Brightshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Goose Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Eriline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Garrard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Hima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Urban
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Fall Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Stoney Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Rella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Kettle Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Arjay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Jenson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Miracle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Dorton Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Straight Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Fourmile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Tacky Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Bledsoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Coldiron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Loyall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- South Wallins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosspoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Pathfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Coxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Scalf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Dewitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Flat Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Hinkle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Woollum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Girdler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Bimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cannon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Crane Nest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Artemus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Heidrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Bush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Maplesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Lily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Warbranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Roark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Essie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Asher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Chappell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Hoskinston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Bear Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Wendover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hyden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Hallie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Mistletoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Island City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Saul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Avawam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Slemp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Delphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Gays Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Busy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Yerkes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Buckhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Butterfly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Krypton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Viper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Bonnyman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Siler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Louden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Corbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Cumberland Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrogate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shawanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Hancock County (TN)
- Alanthus Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wheeler
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Hubbard Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Saint Charles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Fleenortown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gardner, see our County-by-County Page for Gardner.
Cemeteries Near Gardner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gardner.
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 Gardner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gardner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Asher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Asher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Asher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asher Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Manchester.
- The Asher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Fork Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashers Fork Cemetery
- Darby Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakley Cave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Honey Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Rest Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mills - Messer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
- The Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sizemore Family Cemetery
- Continue List (573 more) ...
- A.D. Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for A.D. Johnson Cemetery
- The A.D. Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Johnson Cemetery
- Stoney Fork Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540097 <3>
- Mosley - Napier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sims Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Gardner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gardner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Brightshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Wallins Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Hoskinston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Goose Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Creech
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hyden
(16 miles [25.7 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 Gardner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gardner.
Newspapers Published in Gardner ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gardner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gardner.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gardner:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Whitley County
- Claiborne County
- Hancock County
- Lee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gardner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Gardner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |