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 Hydro (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 Hydro. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hydro is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Hydro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hydro:
- Warren County (The home county of Hydro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Smiths Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Gotts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Alvaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Drake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Anna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Springhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Richardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Meador
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Halifax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halfway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Scottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Oak Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Red Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Mount Aerial
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Beckton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cave City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Etoile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Whittinghill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Richelieu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Mammoth Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stockholm
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Lindseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Kyrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Roundhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Peonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Shrewsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Horse Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Cub Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rowletts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Dogcreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Munfordville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnell Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Three Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Hardyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Pascal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Priceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Logan County
- South Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Summer Shade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cedar Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Fountain Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Akersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mud Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Gamaliel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Gold City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macon County (TN)
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Westmoreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sengtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hydro, see our County-by-County Page for Hydro.
Cemeteries Near Hydro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hydro.
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 Hydro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hydro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Martinsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith's Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Forest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Thomas Harston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hydro had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hydro, with the one closest to Hydro listed first.
- Three Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Meador
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Rocky Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Smiths Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Polkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Settle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Settle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Motley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Gainesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardcastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hardcastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hydro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hydro.
Newspapers Published in Hydro ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hydro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hydro, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hydro.
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 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 Hydro:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Macon County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hydro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hydro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |