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 Kessinger (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 Kessinger. 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 hospitals 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.
Kessinger is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Kessinger. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kessinger:
- Hart County (The home county of Kessinger)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Logsdon Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Priceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Bonnieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowletts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Cub Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horse Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bunnell Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Dogcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Canmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Hardyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Keltner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Pickett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Cave City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beckton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Slick Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Haywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Rocky Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Kino
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Constantine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Horn Back Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Butler County
- Whittinghill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Stockholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Kyrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rhoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Bee Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sweeden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Rocky Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Huff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Roundhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Big Clifty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leitchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Black Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Duff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Caneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Allendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Liletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Greensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Exie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Roachville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Upton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Spurrier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Flint Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Sonora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- White Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Eastview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Glendale Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gleanings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Roanoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Stiles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Mac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Maple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wright's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Anna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Gotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Plum Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kessinger, see our County-by-County Page for Kessinger.
Cemeteries Near Kessinger ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kessinger.
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 Kessinger - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kessinger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Logsdon Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodsonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craddock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Jordan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Daniels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kessinger had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kessinger, with the one closest to Kessinger listed first.
- Winesap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Forestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Munfordville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Woodsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsonville
- Rowletts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Bonnieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lines Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Cub Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hinesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinesdale is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesdale
- Wheelers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Horse Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Dogcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Stockholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kessinger. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kessinger.
Newspapers Published in Kessinger ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kessinger.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kessinger, 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 Kessinger.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kessinger:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kessinger, 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- Kessinger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |