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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 Grundy (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 Grundy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Grundy is located in Pulaski County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.

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

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Grundy)
  • Casey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grundy, with the one closest to Grundy listed first.
    • Bethelridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethelridge is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
    • Ware
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mintonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mintonville is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
    • Argyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Argyle is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Gilpin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Evona is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
    • Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Middleburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Middleburg is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
    • Yosemite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Labascus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Teddy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Teddy is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
    • Honey Acre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Honey Acre is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
  • Garrard County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grundy, with the one closest to Grundy listed first.
    • Peoples
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Peoples is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
    • Dabolt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
  • Knox County
    • North Corbin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Corbin is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
  • Laurel County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grundy, with the one closest to Grundy listed first.
    • Waynesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Broughtentown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
    • Dog Walk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kings Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
    • Ottenheim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
    • Turkeytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • South Fork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crab Orchard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Halls Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
    • Sugar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • New Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • New Salem is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Geneva is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • McCreary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grundy, with the one closest to Grundy listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wiborg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Marshes Siding
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
    • Whitley City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Smith Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Smith Town is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Stearns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Revelo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Revelo is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
  • Rockcastle County
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grundy, with the one closest to Grundy listed first.
    • Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Stokes ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
  • Whitley County

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

Cemeteries Near Grundy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grundy.

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

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

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

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grundy had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Shopville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dabney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Somerset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
  • Elihu
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elihu is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
  • Dykes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Norwood is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Science Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Pulaski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Estesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
  • Plato
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plato is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woodstock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Burnside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss

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

Newspapers Published in Grundy ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grundy.

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

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 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 Grundy:

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>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 Grundy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Grundy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.