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 Goodwater (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 Goodwater. 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.
Goodwater 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 Goodwater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodwater:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Goodwater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Whetstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Mount Victory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Dykes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Shopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Coin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Dabney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Bethelridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Mintonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Argyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gilpin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Evona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Larue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Benge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fogertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Urban
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Peoples
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Annville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- North Corbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Gray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Nest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Cannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Girdler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Woollum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Barbourville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Bernstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Keavy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dorthae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- East Bernstadt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Greenmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Marydell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Dog Walk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Broughtentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Turkeytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Waynesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Kings Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Ottenheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Crab Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Halls Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Maywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- South Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Revelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Hansford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mullins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Renfro Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brodhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Wildie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Climax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Disputanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Frazer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Ritner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Rankin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Corbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emlyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Louden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Verne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodwater, see our County-by-County Page for Goodwater.
Cemeteries Near Goodwater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodwater.
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 Goodwater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodwater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Acorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Cemetery
- The Acorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Acorn Church of God Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #717603 <2>
- Randall Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Family Cemetery
- The Bradley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradley Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Thicket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (558 more) ...
- Whitaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bald Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Rock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bald Rock Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72951 <2>
- Rainey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Goodwater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goodwater.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
- Dykes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Baldrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baldrock is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldrock
- Shopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Valley Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Bloss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss
- Pongo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Vox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vox is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vox
- Bernstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Keavy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dabney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elihu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodwater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodwater.
Newspapers Published in Goodwater ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodwater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodwater, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodwater.
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 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 Goodwater:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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 '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- Goodwater) 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 Goodwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |