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 Girkin (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 Girkin. 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 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.
Girkin is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Girkin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Girkin:
- Warren County (The home county of Girkin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Plum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Gotts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Richardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Smiths Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Springhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Claypool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Alvaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Meador
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halfway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Trammel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Mount Aerial
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Cedar Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Red Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Oak Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Park City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beckton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Highland Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Rocky Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Lucas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Coral Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Etoile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Jetson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Richelieu
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Aberdeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mining City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Quality
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Rocky Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Huff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lindseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Roundhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sweeden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Bee Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunfish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Caneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Higdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Wheelers Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Spring Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Leitchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clarkson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Dogcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Horse Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Rowletts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- South Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Arnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Select
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Gold City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neosheo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Girkin, see our County-by-County Page for Girkin.
Cemeteries Near Girkin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Girkin.
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 Girkin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Girkin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Flora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Honakers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green River Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Isaac Stephens Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- T L Stephens Briggs Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 in 1895, Girkin had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Girkin, with the one closest to Girkin listed first.
- Sand Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Bristow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bristow is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Richardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hardcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hardcastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
- Polkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Smiths Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reedyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Memphis Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Motley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Three Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Girkin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Girkin.
Newspapers Published in Girkin ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Girkin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Girkin, 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 Girkin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Girkin:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Ohio County
- Simpson 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> | 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 Girkin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Girkin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |