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 Hickory Flat (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 Hickory Flat. 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 Hickory Flat ...
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 Hickory Flat: Hickory Flt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Flat. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Flat.
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 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.
Hickory Flat is located in Simpson 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 Simpson County: Allen, Logan, Warren, Robertson (TN) & Sumner (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Flat:
- Simpson County (The home county of Hickory Flat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Gold City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Black Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Neosheo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Adolphus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Scottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yesse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Oak Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Meador
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lucas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Beckton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Butler County
- Richelieu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Edmonson County
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- South Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Adairville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Lost City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Keysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Fountain Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Akersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Drake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Woodburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Alvaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Bowling Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Springhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Claypool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gotts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Plum Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Hadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Davidson County (TN)
- Ridgetop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Frog Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Black Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Orlinda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Cross Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- White House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Barren Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Greenbrier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Sengtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Mitchellville
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Rock Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- New Deal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Hall Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- South Tunnel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Westmoreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale County (TN)
- Hartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Laguardo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Flat.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Flat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Flat.
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 Hickory Flat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Peden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- State Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perdue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pirkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hobdy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (665 more) ...
- Coldwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Franklin.
- The Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franklin Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Shady Rest Cemetery
- Shadyrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74144 <2>
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, Hickory Flat had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Gold City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Mount Aerial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- New Roe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Roe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roe
- Temperance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Mitchellville
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Alonzo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alonzo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Brackentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brackentown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
- Trammel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Pondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Woodburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Flat.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Flat ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Flat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Flat, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Flat.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hickory Flat:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Simpson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Warren County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson 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 Hickory Flat, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |