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 Jimtown (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 Jimtown. 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 and doctors 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.
Jimtown is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Anderson, Marion, Mercer & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Jimtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jimtown:
- Washington County (The home county of Jimtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Saint Catharine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
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- Thompsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
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- Litsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
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- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
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- Mackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Booker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Booker is located in Washington County
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- Fredericktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
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- Jenkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
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- Willisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manton is located in Washington County
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- Brush Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
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- Pulliam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
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- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Feathersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
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- Speck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Speck is located in Adair County
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- Casey Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
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- Knifley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
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- Barnett Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Sparrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
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- Ashbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Van Buren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- McBrayer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Craintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
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- Aliceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
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- Brumfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
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- Mitchellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
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- Perryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
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- Needmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Parksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
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- Atoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
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- Alum Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
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- Davis Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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- West Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Lotus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
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- Solitude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
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- Clermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Butchertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
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- Atterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
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- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Casey County
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- Rheber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
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- Middleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
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- Yosemite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrard County
- Bryantsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Hardin County
- Younger Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Jessamine County
- High Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
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- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Gleanings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- White City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Hodgenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Milledgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Moreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Hustonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chicken Bristle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- McKinney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Boneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Hubble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble
- Blue Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Simstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simstown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simstown
- Poplar Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Penick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Burkes Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Riley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Saint Mary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gandertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Gravel Switch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Belltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Frogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
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- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nerinx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
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- Dixville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Cornishville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Nevada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Duncan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Tablow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Harrodsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mayo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- McAfee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Vanarsdell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Burgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Braxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Botland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Greenbrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Chaplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Bardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bardstown
- Balltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bardstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Culvertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Nazareth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Withrow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Withrow is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Gethsemane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Harrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Figgs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs
- Southville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Mount Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Mount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Yoder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Normandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Mannsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Saloma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Maple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Acton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Campbellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elk Horn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Wright's
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Mundys Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing
- Nonesuch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jimtown, see our County-by-County Page for Jimtown.
Cemeteries Near Jimtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jimtown.
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 Jimtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jimtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ivos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ryder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Agustines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cocanougher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Lebanon National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holderman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Jimtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jimtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Texas is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Valley Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Penick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Riley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Mackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Booker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Fredericktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gravel Switch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Willisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Polin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Polin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polin
- Calvary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jimtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jimtown.
Newspapers Published in Jimtown ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jimtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jimtown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jimtown.
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 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 Jimtown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Bullitt County
- Casey County
- Garrard County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Jessamine County
- Larue County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Nelson County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- Taylor 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 Jimtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jimtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |