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 Harcourt (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 Harcourt. 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 and hospitals 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.
Harcourt is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Harrison (IN), Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, Jefferson, Larue, Meade & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Harcourt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harcourt:
- Hardin County (The home county of Harcourt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- White Mills Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- White Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Star Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Eastview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Old Stephensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Flint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Nolin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Hansbrough
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hansbrough is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansbrough
- Seven Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Cave City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Constantine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Custer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buras
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Horn Back Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Se Ree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- McDaniels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Garfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Stockholm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Bee Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Mammoth Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sweeden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sunfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Big Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Wheelers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Clarkson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Leitchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Duff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Indian Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Allendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Bonnieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Cub Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Winesap
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rowletts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Canmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Tonieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- White City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Mount Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Gleanings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Marion County
- Dant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Big Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Flaherty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Maples Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Grahamton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Hillgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Garrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Van Voorhis Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Buck Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Guston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Lickskillet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Muldraugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ekron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Howardstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Stiles
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Nelsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Gethsemane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Culvertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Balltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Maple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harcourt, see our County-by-County Page for Harcourt.
Cemeteries Near Harcourt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harcourt.
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 Harcourt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harcourt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Old St. Ignatius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parr - Hoover Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Fairfield Church Cemetery
- Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2345050 <2>
- Dellview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carbytown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brackett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Brashear Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sutzer Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Harcourt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harcourt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- White Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Stephensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Nolin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Big Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Horntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cecilia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Howe Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- West Clifty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Saint John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harcourt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harcourt.
Newspapers Published in Harcourt ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harcourt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harcourt, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harcourt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Harcourt:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Taylor 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> | 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 Harcourt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Harcourt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |