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 Guthrie (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 Guthrie. 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 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 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.
Guthrie is located in Todd 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 Todd County: Christian, Logan, Muhlenberg, Montgomery (TN) & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Guthrie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guthrie:
- Todd County (The home county of Guthrie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Hadensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allegre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Clifty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Herndon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Hopkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Bennettstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Fearsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- LaFayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Newstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Keysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Adairville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Justice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Deer Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lost City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Wolf Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Dunmor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rosewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Prices Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Cheatham County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Henrietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Ashland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lillamay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Davidson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Morny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Dickson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Bellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Stayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Dunn Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Slayden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- White Oak Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Port Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Sango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Wingate West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Louise Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Stryker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Oak Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Liverworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Dotsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Stroudville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barren Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Flewellyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Sandy Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Crunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Orlinda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Legate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Throckmorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sumner County (TN)
- Millersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guthrie, see our County-by-County Page for Guthrie.
Cemeteries Near Guthrie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guthrie.
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 Guthrie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guthrie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sadlersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sadlersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sadler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Wimberly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (692 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Guthrie had a population of 449 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Guthrie had a population of 1,426 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guthrie, with the one closest to Guthrie listed first.
- Hadensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Hampton Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Station is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Station
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Pinchem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinchem is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchem
- Forts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forts is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
- Rossview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossview is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossview
- Port Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Bradshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guthrie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guthrie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Guthrie ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guthrie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Guthrie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Guthrie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Guthrie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of Guthrie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Guthrie:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Todd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Sumner 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> | 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 Guthrie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Guthrie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |