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 Hilltop (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 Hilltop. 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 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.
Hilltop is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Warren & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Hilltop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hilltop:
- Logan County (The home county of Hilltop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Schochoh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Adairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olmstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- South Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Lost City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Red Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Adolphus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Petroleum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Richelieu
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Harreldsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Muhlenberg County
- Dunmor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Prices Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Salmons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Allensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Guthrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allegre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Clifty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Drake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Cheatham County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Henrietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Davidson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Ridgetop
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Rayon City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Maplewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Port Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Sango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Oak Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Fredonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Saint Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Orlinda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barren Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Jernigan Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Mulloy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Calistia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Mitchellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- New Deal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Walnut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Hall Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Fountain Head
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Millersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sengtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Cottontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- South Tunnel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hilltop, see our County-by-County Page for Hilltop.
Cemeteries Near Hilltop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilltop.
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 Hilltop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hilltop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Trimble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Traughber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scoggins - Gorham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Randolph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farthing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wiliams Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Babb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Babb Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Babb Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Orlinda (TN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8778 <2>
- Continue List (728 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Hilltop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hilltop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Prices Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Adairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Schochoh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Orlinda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hubertville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubertville
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Barren Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Handleyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Handleyton is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handleyton
- Dot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dot is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Mulloy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 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 Hilltop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hilltop.
Newspapers Published in Hilltop ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilltop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilltop, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilltop.
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 Hilltop:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Montgomery 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> | 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- Hilltop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hilltop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |