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 Gasper (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 Gasper. 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 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.
Gasper is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Warren & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Gasper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gasper:
- Logan County (The home county of Gasper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Schochoh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Cave Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Agnes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Gordonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Deer Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Ferguson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Justice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Trammel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Pope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Halfway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Yesse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Richelieu
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Quality
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Harreldsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dunbar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mining City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Morgantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Provo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Aberdeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jetson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Roundhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Dunmor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Belton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Ennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Rosewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Beechmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Browder
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Nonnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Cromwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Echols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Rockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Salmons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Neosheo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Black Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Sharon Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Clifty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Allensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Elkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allegre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Kirkmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Hadensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Rockfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Woodburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Springhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bowling Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Richardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Drake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Plum Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Anna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Alvaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Claypool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Black Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Orlinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Barren Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Cross Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mulloy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Jernigan Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Calistia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Cedar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Mitchellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Fountain Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gasper, see our County-by-County Page for Gasper.
Cemeteries Near Gasper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gasper.
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 Gasper - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gasper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Gasper River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Felts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Githens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pillow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bibbs Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Head Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Epleys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Womack Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gasper had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gasper, with the one closest to Gasper listed first.
- Costelow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Costelow is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costelow
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Edwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Epleys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Epleys is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epleys
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harreldsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gasper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gasper.
Newspapers Published in Gasper ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gasper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gasper, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gasper.
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 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 Gasper:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Robertson County
- Sumner 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gasper) 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 Gasper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |