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 Goochtown (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 Goochtown. 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.
Goochtown is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Goochtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goochtown:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Goochtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Bee Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Eubank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Dabney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Science Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
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- Ansel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
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- Shopville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Grundy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Somerset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Barnett Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
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- Pellyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Eunice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Neatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Shelby City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Alum Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Little Needmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Wilsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Parksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Forkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Bethelridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Gilpin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Evona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Butchertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Cartersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Bryantsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Peoples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Kerby Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Sandgap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Dabolt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Bernstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Greenmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Broughtentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Waynesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Dog Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Kings Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Ottenheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Turkeytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Halls Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Crab Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Slate Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Wallaceton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Berea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Kirksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Farristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Round Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Bighill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Duncanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanon
- Silver Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Ottawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Brodhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Hansford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Renfro Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orlando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Wildie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Mullins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Disputanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Russell County
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Frazer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goochtown, see our County-by-County Page for Goochtown.
Cemeteries Near Goochtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goochtown.
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 Goochtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goochtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Goochtown Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clear Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Singleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barron Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parlor Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Double Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Singleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Goochtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goochtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goochtown, with the one closest to Goochtown listed first.
- Eubank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Bee Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Waynesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Kings Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Quail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Ottenheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dabney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Level Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Ansel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goochtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goochtown.
Newspapers Published in Goochtown ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goochtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goochtown, 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 Goochtown.
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 Goochtown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goochtown) 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 Goochtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |