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 Griderville (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 Griderville. 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 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.
Griderville is located in Barren 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 Barren County: Allen, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Griderville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griderville:
- Barren County (The home county of Griderville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Hiseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Cave City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Beckton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Haywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Keltner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Pickett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Kemp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Nell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Weed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Gradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Milltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Toria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Sparksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Breeding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Bliss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Meador
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Cedar Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Yesse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Dubre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Stockholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rhoda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kyrock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Bee Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Liletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Gabe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Roachville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Upton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Spurrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Flint Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Sonora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nolin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Horse Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Bunnell Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Three Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Hardyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Pascal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Munfordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Logsdon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Canmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Rio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Cub Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mud Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Fountain Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Mac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Wright's
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Claypool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Plum Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griderville, see our County-by-County Page for Griderville.
Cemeteries Near Griderville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griderville.
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 Griderville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griderville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Hiseville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barber Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Glasgow.
- The Barber Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harlows Chapel Cemetery
- Loving Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463566 <2>
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hatcher - Poynter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Griderville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Griderville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griderville, with the one closest to Griderville listed first.
- Goodnight
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Hiseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Cave City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Uno
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Uno is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Savoyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Three Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Rowletts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Knob Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griderville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griderville.
Newspapers Published in Griderville ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griderville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griderville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griderville.
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 Griderville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Barren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Taylor 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> | 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- Griderville) 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 Griderville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |