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 Jacksonville (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 Jacksonville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Jacksonville is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham & Spencer.
Below are the counties that are near Jacksonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacksonville:
- Shelby County (The home county of Jacksonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Consolation
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
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- Bagdad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hatton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
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- Cropper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cropper is located in Shelby County
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- Clay Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
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- Waddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Chestnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County
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- Southville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
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- Figgs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
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- Finchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Shelby County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Avenstoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Alton Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Tyrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- McBrayer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Van Buren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
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- Ashbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Sparrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Bullitt County
- Whitfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Bullitt County
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- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Worthville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- English
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- English is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Langstaff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County
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- Sanders
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Easterday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County
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- Carson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carson is located in Carroll County
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- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prestonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Elk Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Yarnallton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Donerail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Benson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Buttimer Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swallowfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Farmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Elmville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Woodlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Gallatin County
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Keefer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Blanchet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
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- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Pleasureville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Henry County
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- Eminence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- Franklinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Franklinton is located in Henry County
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- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Henry County
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- Port Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County
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- Campbellsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turners Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turners Station is located in Henry County
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- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Jefferson County
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- Eastwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fisherville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coldstream
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coldstream is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
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- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- O'Bannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- O'Bannon is located in Jefferson County
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- Worthington Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Worthington Hills is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
- Anchorage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fincastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Woodland Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland Hills is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Blue Ridge Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Douglass Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Castle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castle is located in Lawrence County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Salvisa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vanarsdell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
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- Tablow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
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- Duncan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Chaplin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Ballardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ballardsville is located in Oldham County
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- La Grange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Corner is located in Oldham County
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- Buckner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crestwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Park Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County
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- Pewee Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Grass Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Westport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Tacketts Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
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- Gratz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gratz is located in Owen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- New
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- Pleasant Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
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- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Perry Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perry Park is located in Owen County
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- Squiresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Squiresville is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- Hesler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
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- Hallam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Watkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Watkinsville is located in Scott County
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- Sand Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Lick is located in Scott County
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- Minorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Minorsville is located in Scott County
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- Stamping Ground
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Suterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Suterville is located in Scott County
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- White Sulphur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
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- Longlick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Longlick is located in Scott County
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- Duval
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Duval is located in Scott County
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- Skinnersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Skinnersburg is located in Scott County
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- Josephine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Josephine is located in Scott County
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- Biddle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Biddle is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Lancelot Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Mount Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
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- Little Mount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
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- Normandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
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- Yoder
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
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- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
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- Trimble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Seaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
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- Tatham Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
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- Sharpsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Pulliam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Duckers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
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- Millville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
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- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Woodford County
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- McKees Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKees Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nugent Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Milner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
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- Wallace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Davistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Clark County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Clark County (IN)
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- Switzerland County (IN)
- Lamb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacksonville, see our County-by-County Page for Jacksonville.
Cemeteries Near Jacksonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacksonville.
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 Jacksonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacksonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Sudduth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bagdad Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Bagdad.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1599696 <3>
- Beech Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Christiansburg Baptissst Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg Baptissst Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christiansburg Baptissst Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Bagdad.
- The Christiansburg Baptissst Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christiansburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991372 <3>
- Hutcherson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Choatville Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waits Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Dutch Tract Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Tract Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Tract Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Pleasureville
- The Dutch Tract Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasureville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183228 <3>
- Frankfort Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jacksonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jacksonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Consolation
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation
- Hatton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
- Benson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Harvieland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harvieland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
- Defoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Defoe is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defoe
- Peytona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peytona is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Cropper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cropper is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropper
- Clay Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- North Pleasureville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Pleasureville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pleasureville
- Pleasureville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graefenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graefenburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graefenburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Polsgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Polsgrove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jacksonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacksonville.
Newspapers Published in Jacksonville ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacksonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacksonville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacksonville.
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 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 Jacksonville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyd County
- Bullitt County
- Carroll County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Nelson County
- Oldham County
- Owen County
- Scott County
- Spencer County
- Trimble County
- Washington County
- Woodford County
- Clark County
- Switzerland 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> | 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- Jacksonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Jacksonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |