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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 Hardwick (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 Hardwick. 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 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.

Hardwick is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Clinton, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Pickett (TN) & Scott (TN).

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Hardwick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Frazer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Frazer is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
    • Mill Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
    • Rankin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rankin is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
    • Ritner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ritner is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
    • Monticello
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumpter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sumpter is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Parnell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Parnell is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Murl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Murl is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
    • Parmleysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
    • Shearer Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
    • Mount Pisgah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
    • Slickford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Slickford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Sano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sano is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
    • Gentrys Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
    • Montpelier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Montpelier is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • Crocus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Crocus is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
    • Ella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eunice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eunice is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
    • Pellyton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pellyton is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
    • Barnett Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
    • Neatsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Neatsville is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
    • Craycraft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Craycraft is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
  • Casey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Mintonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mintonville is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
    • Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ware
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ware is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Honey Acre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Honey Acre is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
    • Argyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Argyle is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Bethelridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bethelridge is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
    • Evona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Evona is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
    • Teddy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Teddy is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
    • Gilpin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilpin is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
    • Labascus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Labascus is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
    • Phil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Phil is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
    • Cantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cantown is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Alpha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alpha is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Cumberland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
    • Savage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Savage is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Ida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ida is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Albany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Static
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Static is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
  • Laurel County
    • Keavy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Keavy is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Waynesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Kings Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • McCreary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Wiborg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wiborg is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
    • Marshes Siding
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
    • Smith Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Town is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Whitley City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stearns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Revelo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Revelo is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
    • Pine Knot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Strunk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Strunk is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Bronston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tateville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tateville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
    • Sloans Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
    • Alpine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Nancy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ferguson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Northfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Northfield is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Vinnie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
    • Somerset
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Faubush
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Faubush is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
    • Grundy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Grundy is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Rockcastle County
    • Hansford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Salem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Stokes ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Stokes is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Lula ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lula is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Freedom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Freedom is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Middletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Middletown is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Esto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Esto is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
    • Russell Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Long Bottom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
  • Whitley County
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Liberty is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Fentress County (TN)
    • Pall Mall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickett County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Chanute
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
    • Static
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
  • Scott County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardwick, with the one closest to Hardwick listed first.
    • Foster Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
    • Isham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
    • State Line
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • Winfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Oneida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida

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

Cemeteries Near Hardwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardwick.

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

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

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

  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wilhite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hutchinson Cemetery #2
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cowan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hutchison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hollars Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • New Salem Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Canada Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Corbit Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Weaver Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Carrender - Tuttle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (599 more) ...
    • Chief Doublehead's Grave
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kidder Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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.<2>

While we didn't find Hardwick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hardwick.

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

  • Frazer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Frazer is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
  • Kidder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kidder is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
  • Mill Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
  • Bronston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Steubenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Steubenville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Gregory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gregory is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Trimble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trimble is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
  • Tateville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tateville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
  • Burnside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Sloans Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
  • Rankin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rankin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ritner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ritner is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
    • Elihu
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elihu is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
    • Monticello
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Hardwick ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardwick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hardwick, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hardwick.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hardwick:

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 Hardwick, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hardwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.