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Welcome to Gethsemane ...

Although we found mention of Gethsemane during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Gethsemane was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Gethsemane to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gethsemane, please Contact Us.


The location of Gethsemane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gethsemane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Gethsemane is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Gethsemane might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Gethsemane (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

We believe that Gethsemane would be found within the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named Gethsemane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gethsemane - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gethsemane.

Communities near Gethsemane ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gethsemane.

  • Elizabethtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bardstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Hodgenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
  • Lebanon Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Junction
    • Lebanon Junction is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon Junction <4>
  • Loretto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
  • Saint Mary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
    • Saint Mary is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
  • Raywick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Culvertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culvertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
    • Culvertown is located in Nelson County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gethsemane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gethsemane.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gethsemane. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gethsemane.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gethsemane. See our Newspapers Page for Gethsemane.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gethsemane ...

Looking for more information about Gethsemane? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gethsemane, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gethsemane.

Adding Gethsemane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gethsemane in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gethsemane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gethsemane post office opened in 1866.

We also found Gethsemane in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gethsemane.

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncountyky.com

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Gethsemane and then turned west". While Gethsemane could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Gethsemane as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Gethsemane could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gethsemane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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