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 Huffman (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 Huffman. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Huffman 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 Huffman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huffman:
- Grayson County (The home county of Huffman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Peonia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Clarkson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leitchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Wheelers Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Big Clifty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Caneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Indian Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Highland Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Beckton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Hiseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Coral Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- 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
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- McDaniels
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Buras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Falls-of-Rough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Custer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Harned
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McQuady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Whittinghill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Welch's Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Bee Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Stockholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sunfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mammoth Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rhoda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rocky Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Spurrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Limp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Flint Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hardin Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- White Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Pierce Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Upton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Dogcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Bonnieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Munfordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Canmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Bunnell Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 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 Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tonieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Big Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Rosine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Select
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Plum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Gotts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huffman, see our County-by-County Page for Huffman.
Cemeteries Near Huffman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huffman.
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 Huffman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huffman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Decker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Logsdon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- John Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Stevenson Cemetery
- The John Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meredith - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Merideth Family Cemetery
- merideth - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228941 <2>
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- William Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cove Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Huffman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huffman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Peonia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Anneta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Grayson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Wax
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Dogcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Bee Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Horntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Leitchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Clifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Black Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South
- Lines Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Millerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huffman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huffman.
Newspapers Published in Huffman ...
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 Huffman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huffman, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huffman.
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 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 Huffman:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade 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> | 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 Huffman, 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' (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- Huffman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |