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 Horntown (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 Horntown. 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.
Horntown is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Horntown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horntown:
- Grayson County (The home county of Horntown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Higdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
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- Big Clifty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Wheelers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Leitchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Duff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Caneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Highland Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Park City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Constantine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Horn Back Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Dyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Buras
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- McDaniels
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Custer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Se Ree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
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- Westview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Garfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falls-of-Rough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Whittinghill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Stockholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Bee Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sunfish
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Mammoth Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rhoda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Roundhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rocky Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Green County
- Allendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Spurrier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- White Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Eastview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Limp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Old Stephensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Star Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Stephensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Hardin Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Dogcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Priceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Cub Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bonnieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Hammonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Munfordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
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- Rio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Horse Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Tonieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hodgenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- White City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Big Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Hillgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Garrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Grahamton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Guston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Buck Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Haysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Van Voorhis Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Howardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Stiles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Horntown, see our County-by-County Page for Horntown.
Cemeteries Near Horntown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horntown.
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 Horntown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horntown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Carbytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Petty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Logsdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wooden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Copelin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dellview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Craddock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caswell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Ignatius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Horntown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Higdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Big Clifty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Millerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- West Clifty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Grayson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Wheelers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- White Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Wax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Limp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Anneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
- Lines Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horntown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horntown.
Newspapers Published in Horntown ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horntown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horntown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horntown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Horntown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Ohio 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> | 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 Horntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horntown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |