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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 Grapevine (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 Grapevine. 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.

Grapevine is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, McLean, Muhlenberg & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Grapevine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grapevine:

  • Hopkins County     (The home county of Grapevine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Madisonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Earlington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mortons Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oak Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Richland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Richland is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Manitou
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Manitou is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
    • Nortonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hanson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Charles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Fiddle Bow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
    • Vandetta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
    • Nebo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nebo is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Claxton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Claxton is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
    • Lewistown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Creswell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Creswell is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
    • McGowan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • McGowan is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Crider
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Crider is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
    • Hopson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopson is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
    • Dulaney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Empire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Empire is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Crofton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fearsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fearsville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
    • Bluff Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
    • Bainbridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bainbridge is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Gracey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gracey is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
    • Hopkinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Crittenden County
    • Piney Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Saint Joseph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • West Louisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Moseleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
    • Utica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Browns Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Robards
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dixie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixie is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Niagara
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Niagara is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
  • Logan County
    • Agnes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Agnes is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Sacramento
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lemon is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Calhoun
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Calhoun is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Former names for Calhoun:
      • Calhoon
      • Fort Vienna
      • Vienna Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
    • Rumsey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumsey is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
    • Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Livermore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Buel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Buel is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Elba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Elba is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Glenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenville is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Muhlenberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Earles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
    • Graham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Lynn City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
    • Depoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
    • Bremen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Luzerne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Nebo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Bancroft
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Powderly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Central City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
      • Former names for Central City:
      • Moreheads Horse Mill
      • Stroud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
    • South Carrollton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Ohio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Ceralvo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
    • Rockport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rockport is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Centertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Centertown is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Echols
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Echols is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Kirkmansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
    • Clifty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Clifty is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
    • Allegre
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Allegre is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
  • Trigg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Cerulean
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
  • Union County
    • Sullivan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.
    • Slaughters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Slaughters is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Vanderburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vanderburg is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
    • Providence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Onton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Onton is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
    • Lisman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisman is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Sebree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Free Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Free Union is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
    • Clay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Clay is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
    • West Wheatcroft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
    • Wheatcroft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Poole
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grapevine, see our County-by-County Page for Grapevine.

Cemeteries Near Grapevine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grapevine.

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 Grapevine - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grapevine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.

  • Grapevine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Calvary Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Madisonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnsley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fuquay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Southard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Utterback Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hicklen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gamblin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (388 more) ...
    • Tapp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wicks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cardwell 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>

While we didn't find Grapevine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grapevine.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grapevine, with the one closest to Grapevine listed first.

  • Earlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Madisonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mortons Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nortonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Manitou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Manitou is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Hanson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ilsley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ilsley is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilsley
  • Earles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
  • White Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • McNary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McNary is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
  • Nebo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nebo is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Veazey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Veazey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
    • Mannington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mannington is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
    • Slaughters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Slaughters is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grapevine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grapevine.

Newspapers Published in Grapevine ...

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 Grapevine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grapevine, 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 Grapevine.

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 websites either 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 Grapevine:

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 Grapevine, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grapevine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.