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 Hardcastle (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 Hardcastle. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hardcastle is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Hardcastle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hardcastle:
- Warren County (The home county of Hardcastle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Gotts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Alvaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Claypool
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Plum Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Drake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Springhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Smiths Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Rockfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Meador
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halfway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Trammel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Pope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Mount Aerial
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Cedar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Scottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Adolphus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Beckton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Park City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Haywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Highland Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Etoile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Cave City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Eighty Eight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Richelieu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Jetson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Woodbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Morgantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Welch's Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Quality
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Lindseyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Roundhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sweeden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Mammoth Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Stockholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Bee Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sunfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Grayson County
- Shrewsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Dogcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Horse Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cub Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- South Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Schochoh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Fountain Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Akersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Gold City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Neosheo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Macon County (TN)
- Siloam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Black Jack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sengtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Mitchellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Bledsoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Rock Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Bransford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hardcastle, see our County-by-County Page for Hardcastle.
Cemeteries Near Hardcastle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardcastle.
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 Hardcastle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hardcastle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sherry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Agee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hardcastle had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hardcastle, with the one closest to Hardcastle listed first.
- Motley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Polkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Bristow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bristow is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Claypool
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Three Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Girkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girkin
- Settle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Settle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Memphis Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Memphis Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Meador
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Hydro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hydro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Rich Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rich Pond is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hardcastle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hardcastle.
Newspapers Published in Hardcastle ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardcastle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hardcastle, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hardcastle.
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 Hardcastle:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Macon County
- Robertson 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> | 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 Hardcastle, 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- Hardcastle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |