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 Idle Hour (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 Idle Hour. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Idle Hour is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Bourbon, Clark, Jessamine, Madison, Scott & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Idle Hour. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Idle Hour:
- Fayette County (The home county of Idle Hour)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Fairway
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Tyrone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- McBrayer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alton Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Avenstoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Bath County
- Hooktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Clintonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiserton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Shawhan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Little Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Faulconer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kiddville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Winston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Woodlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Buttimer Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttimer Hill
- Elmville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Stone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Bryantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hyattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Cynthiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Poindexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Rutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Renaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Logana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Keene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Pollard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Cuzick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Valley View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Blue Grass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Redhouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Edenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
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- Million
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Newby
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Hillcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
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- Cottonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Braxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- Salvisa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McAfee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Vanarsdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Burgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- Harrodsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Grassy Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Judy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Levee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Hedgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Camargo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Rockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Tacketts Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Beechwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Westbend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
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- Powell Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
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- Virden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Black Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
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- Waltersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- New Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Zion Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne's Depot
- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Newtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Herdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Indian Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancelot Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Shiff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiff is located in Scott County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Davistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Nugent Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Idle Hour, see our County-by-County Page for Idle Hour.
Cemeteries Near Idle Hour ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idle Hour.
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 Idle Hour - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idle Hour covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Cove Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Haven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove Haven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- The Cove Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1802031 <2>
- Lexington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howards Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grass Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Davis Wise Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crest Lawn Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Idle Hour in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idle Hour.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Idle Hour, with the one closest to Idle Hour listed first.
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Chilesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- South Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Elkhorn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- East Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Hickman is located in Fayette County
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- Greendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Fayette County
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- Viley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Viley is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Muir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idle Hour. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idle Hour.
Newspapers Published in Idle Hour ...
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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idle Hour.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idle Hour, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Idle Hour.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Idle Hour:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Boyle County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Franklin County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Owen County
- Powell County
- Scott County
- Woodford 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 Idle Hour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Idle Hour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |