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 Gradyville (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 Gradyville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Gradyville is located in Adair 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 Adair County: Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Gradyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gradyville:
- Adair County (The home county of Gradyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Bliss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
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- Flatwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Sparksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Weed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
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- Keltner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Pickett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Toria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Nell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nell is located in Adair County
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- Gadberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Kino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Hiseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Slick Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
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- Eighty Eight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
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- Nobob
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Coral Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cave City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Etoile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Oil City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Honey Acre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
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- Dunnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Rheber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Atterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Evans Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Teddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Phil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Rubert Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Evona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Ida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Browns Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Bakerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Marrowbone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Grider
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Waterview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Dubre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Dougan Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Burkesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leslie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Cloyds Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Exie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Roachville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gabe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Pascal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Three Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Hardyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Bunnell Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Canmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Horse Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Larue County
- Mount Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Jessietown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Salleetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Edmonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Beaumont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Meshack
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Forkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mount Hermon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
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- Mud Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Pulaski County
- Vinnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Esto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Russell Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Long Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Wright's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Elk Horn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bengal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Acton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mac
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Saloma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Mannsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Maple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Parnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Murl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gradyville, see our County-by-County Page for Gradyville.
Cemeteries Near Gradyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gradyville.
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 Gradyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gradyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Stapp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tarters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weed Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76492 <3>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dohoney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rowetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Orr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Janes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Janes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Breeding.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74586 <3>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gradyville had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gradyville, with the one closest to Gradyville listed first.
- Sparksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Nell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Keltner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Gadberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fry is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Breeding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Cane Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Exie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glens Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Liletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Absher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gradyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gradyville.
Newspapers Published in Gradyville ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gradyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gradyville, 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 Gradyville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gradyville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Adair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Taylor 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gradyville) 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 Gradyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |