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 Halfway (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 Halfway. 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 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.
Halfway 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 Halfway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halfway:
- Barren County (The home county of Halfway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Hiseville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Coral Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Kino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cave City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Eighty Eight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Haywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Highland Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Keltner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Pickett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Kemp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Nell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Weed
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Gradyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Toria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Milltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Breeding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Sparksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Bliss
(23 miles [37 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 Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Meador
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halifax
(30 miles [48.3 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 southwest)
- 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
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Dubre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Grider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Bakerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Stockholm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rhoda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kyrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Bee Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County
- Wheelers Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Liletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Gabe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Roachville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Upton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Sonora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spurrier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Horse Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Pascal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Hardyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Rowletts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Canmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Munfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Logsdon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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 Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Knob Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaumont
(16 miles [25.7 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 Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Fountain Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meshack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Gamaliel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Bengal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Wright's
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Claypool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gotts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halfway, see our County-by-County Page for Halfway.
Cemeteries Near Halfway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halfway.
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 Halfway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halfway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Hiseville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Runion - Sandidge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Shuffet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tibbs Burial Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hiser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Halfway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halfway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halfway, with the one closest to Halfway listed first.
- Hiseville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Savoyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Coral Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Goodnight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Slick Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Knob Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seymour is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Uno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Uno is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Crailhope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Horse Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Pascal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halfway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halfway.
Newspapers Published in Halfway ...
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 Halfway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halfway, 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 Halfway.
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 Halfway:
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Halfway) 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 Halfway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |