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 Hare (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 Hare. 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.
Name Variations for Hare ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hare: animal
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hare. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hare.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Hare is located in Leslie 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 Leslie County: Bell, Clay, Harlan & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Hare. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hare:
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Benge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Larue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Fogertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Urban
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Burning Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Sidell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Fall Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Hima
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Sextons Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Laurel Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garrard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Locust Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Lynch Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Garrard County
- Cartersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Peoples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Annville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Gray Hawk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- McKee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Waneta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Kerby Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Foxtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- North Corbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Gray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Nest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Woollum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Cannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Girdler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Barbourville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Hinkle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Bimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Artemus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- East Bernstadt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Maplesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Sublimity City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Keavy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Lily
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Marydell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lee County
- Idamay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Dog Walk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Turkeytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Broughtentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Crab Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Waynesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Preachersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Bighill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Duluth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Slate Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Berea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Wallaceton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Bobtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Dreyfus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Farristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Whites
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- McCreary County
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Island City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Travellers Rest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Southfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Acorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Whetstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Dykes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Mount Victory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Shopville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Coin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Piney Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Bee Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Grundy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Dabney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Hansford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Orlando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renfro Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Climax
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Brodhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Disputanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Corbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodbine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hare, see our County-by-County Page for Hare.
Cemeteries Near Hare ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hare.
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 Hare - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hare covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Snuffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Colony / Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Litton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Andes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Casteel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ball Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964977 <3>
- Hacker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (538 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelace - Dees 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hare in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hare.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- East Bernstadt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Hazel Patch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Patch is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Patch
- Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Oakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Maplesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- McWhorter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McWhorter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Peoples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Sinks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
- Fariston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fariston is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fariston
- Mullins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hare. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hare.
Newspapers Published in Hare ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hare.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hare, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hare.
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 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 Hare:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Leslie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCreary County
- Owsley County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Whitley 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hare) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |