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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 Girdler (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 Girdler. 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 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.

Girdler is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Bell, Clay, Laurel & Whitley.

Below are the counties that are near Girdler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Girdler:

  • Knox County     (The home county of Girdler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Girdler, with the one closest to Girdler listed first.
    • Cannon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Cannon is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Hinkle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinkle is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
    • Crane Nest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bimble
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Heidrick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woollum
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Woollum is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
    • Barbourville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Artemus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Artemus is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
    • Dewitt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
    • Scalf
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Scalf is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
    • Flat Lick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Walker is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Gray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bell County
  • Clay County
  • Harlan County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Girdler, with the one closest to Girdler listed first.
    • Peoples
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Peoples is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
    • Annville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tyner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Dabolt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
  • Laurel County
  • Leslie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Girdler, with the one closest to Girdler listed first.
    • Roark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Warbranch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Warbranch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
    • Bear Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
    • Essie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Essie is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
    • Mozelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Asher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Helton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Helton is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
    • Hoskinston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
    • Stinnett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
    • Chappell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sizerock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thousandsticks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
    • Wendover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Girdler, with the one closest to Girdler listed first.
    • Island City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Mistletoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
  • Perry County
    • Saul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saul is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
  • Pulaski County
  • Whitley County
  • Campbell County (TN)
  • Claiborne County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Girdler, with the one closest to Girdler listed first.
    • Pruden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland Gap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlin Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
    • Clairfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Harrogate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <1>
    • Shawanee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Minton Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
  • Lee County (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Girdler, see our County-by-County Page for Girdler.

Cemeteries Near Girdler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Girdler.

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 Girdler - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Girdler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Girdler, with the one closest to Girdler listed first.

  • Bingham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stacey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mac Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Carty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Marion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hignite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Yaeger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (532 more) ...

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 in 1895, Girdler had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Girdler, with the one closest to Girdler listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Girdler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Girdler.

Newspapers Published in Girdler ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Girdler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Girdler, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Girdler.

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 helpful 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 Girdler:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Girdler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Girdler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.