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 Gethsemane (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 Gethsemane. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Gethsemane is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Anderson, Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Spencer & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Gethsemane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gethsemane:
- Nelson County (The home county of Gethsemane)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- New Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Howardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Balltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Greenbrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Stiles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cravens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Feathersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Speck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Sparrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Van Buren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Aliceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Craintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Brumfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Clermont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Solitude
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Bardstown Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Pitt's Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Shepherdsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Mount Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hebron Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Allendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roachville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Younger Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Colesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Tunnel Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Crest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Glendale Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gaithers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Sonora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nolin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Cecilia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kraft
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Hammonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Rio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Bonnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Priceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Gleanings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- White City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tonieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Mount Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Dant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Saint Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nerinx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Gandertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Raywick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burkes Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Frogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Mary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Belltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Meade County
- Van Voorhis Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Mercer County
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Wakefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yoder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Maple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Saloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Bengal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Acton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Elk Horn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Manton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Fredericktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Saint Catharine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Booker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mooresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Litsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Thompsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Brush Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Pulliam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Willisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gethsemane, see our County-by-County Page for Gethsemane.
Cemeteries Near Gethsemane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gethsemane.
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 Gethsemane - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gethsemane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- Pottinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Hodgenville.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #647502 <2>
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smocks Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (371 more) ...
- Potts Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Gethsemane had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gethsemane, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.
- New Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Gleanings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Balltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Raywick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Attilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Attilla is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attilla
- Bardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hodgenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Maple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gethsemane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gethsemane.
Newspapers Published in Gethsemane ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gethsemane.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gethsemane, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gethsemane.
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 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 Gethsemane:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Nelson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Bullitt County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Mercer County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Washington 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' (or 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- Gethsemane) 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 Gethsemane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |