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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 Hodgenville (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 Hodgenville. 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 and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hodgenville is located in Larue County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Larue County: Green, Hardin, Hart, Marion, Nelson & Taylor.

Below are the counties that are near Hodgenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hodgenville:

  • Larue County     (The home county of Hodgenville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • White City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Larue County
    • Tonieville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Larue County
    • Roanoke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Sherman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gleanings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleanings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
      • Gleanings is located in Larue County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gleanings
      • From Hodgenville to Gleanings
  • Barren County
  • Breckinridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Dyer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Constantine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hudson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
    • Custer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bullitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Lebanon Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pitt's Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitt's Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
      • Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
    • Bardstown Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Clermont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <3>
    • Lotus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Shepherdsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
      • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <3>
    • Solitude
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solitude. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
      • Solitude is located in Bullitt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Solitude
      • From Hodgenville to Solitude
  • Edmonson County
    • Stockholm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stockholm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stockholm
      • From Hodgenville to Stockholm
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Wheelers Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Clifty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
      • Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
    • Higdon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
      • Higdon is located in Grayson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Higdon
      • From Hodgenville to Higdon
    • Clarkson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Peonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
      • Peonia is located in Grayson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peonia
      • From Hodgenville to Peonia
    • Leitchfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Green County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Glendale Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Nolin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
      • Nolin is located in Hardin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nolin
      • From Hodgenville to Nolin
    • Sonora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Sonora is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <3>
    • Glendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gaithers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaithers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
      • Gaithers is located in Hardin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gaithers
      • From Hodgenville to Gaithers
    • Elizabethtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Upton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <3>
    • Younger Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tunnel Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
      • Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
    • Cecilia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
      • Crest is located in Hardin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crest
      • From Hodgenville to Crest
    • Star Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Colesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
      • Colesburg is located in Hardin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Colesburg
      • From Hodgenville to Colesburg
  • Hart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Hammonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bonnieville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
      • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <3>
    • Rio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rio
      • From Hodgenville to Rio
    • Canmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Priceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
      • Hardyville is located in Hart County
    • Munfordville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
      • Munfordville is located in Hart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <3>
    • Bunnell Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pascal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pascal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
      • Pascal is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pascal
      • From Hodgenville to Pascal
    • Rowletts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowletts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
      • Rowletts is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowletts
      • From Hodgenville to Rowletts
    • Logsdon Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Winesap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winesap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
      • Winesap is located in Hart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winesap
      • From Hodgenville to Winesap
    • Cub Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Run
      • Cub Run is located in Hart County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cub Run <3>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Dant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
      • Dant is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dant
      • From Hodgenville to Dant
    • Raywick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Francis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
      • Saint Francis is located in Marion County
    • Holy Cross
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Marion County
    • Loretto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
    • Nerinx
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nerinx have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
      • Nerinx is located in Marion County
    • Saint Joseph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Frogtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
      • Frogtown is located in Marion County
    • Gandertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Mary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Marion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <3>
    • Burkes Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkes Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
      • Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
    • Belltown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jessietown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessietown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
      • Jessietown is located in Marion County
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Flaherty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Voorhis Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Voorhis Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
      • Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
    • Big Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grahamton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
      • Grahamton is located in Meade County
    • Maples Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Muldraugh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
      • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <3>
    • Garrett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Meade County
    • Lickskillet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
      • Lickskillet is located in Meade County
  • Metcalfe County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Howardstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
      • Howardstown is located in Nelson County
    • Stiles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stiles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
      • Stiles is located in Nelson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stiles
      • From Hodgenville to Stiles
    • New Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
    • Blue Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
      • Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blue Gap
      • From Hodgenville to Blue Gap
    • Gethsemane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
      • Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
    • Nelsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Culvertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culvertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
      • Culvertown is located in Nelson County
    • Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <3>
    • Balltown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Nelson County
    • Bellwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbrier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
      • Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
    • Cravens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cravens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
      • Cravens is located in Nelson County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Maple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
      • Maple is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maple
      • From Hodgenville to Maple
    • Bengal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saloma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saloma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
      • Saloma is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saloma
      • From Hodgenville to Saloma
    • Wright's
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wright's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
      • Wright's is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wright's
      • From Hodgenville to Wright's
    • Campbellsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
      • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <3>
    • Elk Horn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.
    • Fredericktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Catharine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
      • Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
    • Booker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Booker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
      • Booker is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Booker
      • From Hodgenville to Booker
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
    • Mooresville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hodgenville, see our County-by-County Page for Hodgenville.

Cemeteries Near Hodgenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hodgenville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hodgenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hodgenville had a population of 542 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hodgenville had a population of 3,255 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hodgenville, with the one closest to Hodgenville listed first.

  • Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Larue County
  • Tonieville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roanoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sonora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
    • Sonora is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <3>
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Sherman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nolin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
    • Nolin is located in Hardin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nolin
    • From Hodgenville to Nolin
  • Glendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
  • Upton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <3>
  • Hammonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gleanings
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleanings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
    • Gleanings is located in Larue County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gleanings
    • From Hodgenville to Gleanings
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    • Elizabethtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunnel Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
      • Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
    • Gethsemane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
      • Gethsemane is located in Nelson County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hodgenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hodgenville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hodgenville ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hodgenville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hodgenville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hodgenville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hodgenville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6> of Hodgenville.

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 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 Hodgenville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hodgenville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Larue County: www.laruecounty.net

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hodgenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Hodgenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hodgenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5702, Longitude: -85.7402    









 

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