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 Hillgrove (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 Hillgrove. 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 and hospitals 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.
Hillgrove is located in Meade 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 Meade County: Crawford (IN), Harrison (IN), Perry (IN), Breckinridge & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near Hillgrove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillgrove:
- Meade County (The home county of Hillgrove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Ekron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Buck Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Garrett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
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- Maples Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
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- Guston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guston is located in Meade County
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- Haysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Big Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
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- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
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- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Meade County
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- Flaherty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
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- Grahamton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Rock Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Custer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Dyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Constantine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Buras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Harned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Hardinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Cupio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Lebanon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bardstown Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Shepherdsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hillview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Hebron Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Hunters Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Big Clifty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Indian Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Clarkson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Leitchfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Short Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Higdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Prichard Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Rose Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Dietz Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Vine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
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- Perryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Radcliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
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- Howe Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Rineyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Prairie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Saint Dennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
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- South Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Heritage Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Shively
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Tonieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Carefree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Pilot Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Floyd County (IN)
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Mauckport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glidas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Valley City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Dogwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- New Amsterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Corydon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Derby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Gerald
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Tobinsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Leopold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Branchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillgrove, see our County-by-County Page for Hillgrove.
Cemeteries Near Hillgrove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillgrove.
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 Hillgrove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillgrove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Merino Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- High Plains UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garnettsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woolrich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Johnston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McCoy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hillgrove had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillgrove, with the one closest to Hillgrove listed first.
- Ekron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Garrett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Guston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Bewleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bewleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewleyville
- Big Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Flaherty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Brandenburg Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Station
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grahamton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Rock Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Rosetta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Brandenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sirocco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Mauckport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillgrove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillgrove.
Newspapers Published in Hillgrove ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillgrove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillgrove, 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 Hillgrove.
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 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 Hillgrove:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Meade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Nelson County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Perry 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 Hillgrove, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillgrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |