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 Grancer (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 Grancer. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Grancer is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Grancer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grancer:
- Butler County (The home county of Grancer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mining City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Dunbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Provo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Vanzant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- McQuady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Se Ree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Tar Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Buras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Constantine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Daviess County
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Roundhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sunfish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Caneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Shrewsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Tousey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Black Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Short Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Leitchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Peonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Pierce Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Spurrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Dogcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- South Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Wolf Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Skilesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Beechmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Browder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drakesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nonnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Dunmor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Bevier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Select
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Horse Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Rosine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Beaver Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Echols
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Fordsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Richardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Plum Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Bowling Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Rockfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grancer, see our County-by-County Page for Grancer.
Cemeteries Near Grancer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grancer.
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 Grancer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grancer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Embry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Embry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lumbustown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Home Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Needmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Woosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lacefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Grancer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grancer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grancer, with the one closest to Grancer listed first.
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Welch's Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Ready
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Big Reedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
- Nash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nash is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Dexterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dexterville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunfish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Spring Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grancer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grancer.
Newspapers Published in Grancer ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grancer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grancer, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grancer.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Grancer:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Warren 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 Grancer, 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- Grancer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |