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 Garrett (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 Garrett. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Garrett is located in Meade 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 Meade County: Crawford (IN), Harrison (IN), Perry (IN), Breckinridge & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near Garrett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garrett:
- Meade County (The home county of Garrett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Buck Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
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- Lickskillet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Hillgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Grahamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Rock Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Ekron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Maples Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Guston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Van Voorhis Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Hughes Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Irvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Custer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Garfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Constantine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Buras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Union Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Harned
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hardinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Cupio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lebanon Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Shepherdsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hillview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Fox Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hebron Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Hunters Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Big Clifty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Leitchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Prichard Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Rose Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Dietz Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Vine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Radcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Rineyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Howe Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Fairdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Saint Dennis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- South Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Heritage Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Shively
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Okolona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Tonieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Deatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Carefree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Pilot Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Floyd County (IN)
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Laconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mauckport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glidas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dogwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Valley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- New Amsterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Magnet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Tobinsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Leopold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garrett, see our County-by-County Page for Garrett.
Cemeteries Near Garrett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garrett.
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 Garrett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garrett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bunger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garnettsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woolrich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hynes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Withers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kinser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Garrett had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Hillgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Flaherty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Grahamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Rock Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Ekron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Brandenburg Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Station
- Guston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Brandenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muldraugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bewleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bewleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewleyville
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garrett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garrett.
Newspapers Published in Garrett ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garrett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garrett, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garrett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Garrett:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Meade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Nelson County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Garrett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Garrett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |