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 Hinesdale (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 Hinesdale. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Hinesdale is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Hinesdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hinesdale:
- Hart County (The home county of Hinesdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Rio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Hart County
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- Canmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Hardyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
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- Munfordville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bunnell Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
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- Rowletts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
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- Pascal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
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- Logsdon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
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- Priceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Horse Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
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- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Keltner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
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- Pickett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Milltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
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- Coburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Weed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
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- Kellyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
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- Gradyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
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- Nell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
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- Cane Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
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- Bliss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
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- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Cave City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Coral Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Park City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
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- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
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- Beckton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
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- Haywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Eighty Eight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Mammoth Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
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- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Rocky Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Kyrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Bee Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sweeden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
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- Lindseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Big Clifty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leitchfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Allendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Liletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Exie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Roachville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Upton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Sonora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Spurrier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Nolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Glendale Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
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- Star Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- White Mills Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
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- Eastview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
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- Mount Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
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- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tonieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gleanings
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Roanoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Raywick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
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- Dant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Jessietown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Saint Francis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
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- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
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- Knob Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
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- Edmonton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Stiles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
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- New Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Blue Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Nelsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Mac
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Maple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wright's
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Saloma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Campbellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hinesdale, see our County-by-County Page for Hinesdale.
Cemeteries Near Hinesdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinesdale.
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 Hinesdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hinesdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Crump Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jaggers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (360 more) ...
- Woodsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hinesdale had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hinesdale, with the one closest to Hinesdale listed first.
- Rio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Linwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Munfordville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsonville
- Pike View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
- Bonnieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Powder Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Kessinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
- Uno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Uno is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pascal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Defries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Defries is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defries
- Hudgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudgins is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hinesdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hinesdale.
Newspapers Published in Hinesdale ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinesdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hinesdale, 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 Hinesdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hinesdale:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Warren 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 Hinesdale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hinesdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |