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 Lair (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 Lair. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lair is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Bourbon, Bracken, Grant, Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Lair. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lair:
- Harrison County (The home county of Lair)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Cynthiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poindexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Oddville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Sylvandell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Renaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Berry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Hooktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Sharpsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- South Sherburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- East Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
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- Pebble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Shawhan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Kiserton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Millersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jackstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Little Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Austerlitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
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- Neave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
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- Powersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
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- Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Renick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Loradale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Donerail
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County
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- Ewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Elizaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
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- Nepton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County
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- Sherburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
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- Craintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
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- Flemingsburg Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Elmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Woodlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Stringtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
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- Cordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
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- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
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- Cherry Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
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- Keefer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Grant County
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- Heekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
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- Dry Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Jefferson County
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- Jessamine County
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Sardis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Mays Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Mason County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Grassy Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Judy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prewitt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moorefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Pleasant Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
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- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- New Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
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- Natlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
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- Canby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canby is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Breck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- Hesler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
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- Tacketts Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
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- Hensley Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
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- Holiday Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
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- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- McKinneysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
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- Marcus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
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- Morgan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
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- Browning Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County
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- Four Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
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- Bachelors Rest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
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- Hayes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
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- Locust Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
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- Falmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goforth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County
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- Doughton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Doughton is located in Pendleton County
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- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Pendleton County
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- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Pendleton County
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- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Bratton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
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- Mount Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Scott County
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- Muddy Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
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- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
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- Boydtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boydtown is located in Scott County
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- Turkey Foot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Cranetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
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- Rogers Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rogers Gap is located in Scott County
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- Sadieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Double Culvert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
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- New Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Mallard Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mallard Point is located in Scott County
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- Moon Lake Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moon Lake Estates is located in Scott County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Davistown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Nugent Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Duckers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- McKees Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lair, see our County-by-County Page for Lair.
Cemeteries Near Lair ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lair.
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 Lair - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lair covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old East Broadwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruddels Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Lea Cemetery
- The Walnut Lea Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lea Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327299 <2>
- Millersburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Paris.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Paris Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75231 <2>
- Fisher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fisher Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Paris.
- The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Heights Cemtery
- Colored Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73943 <2>
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Paris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paris Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75430 <2>
- Rankin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Lair had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lair, with the one closest to Lair listed first.
- Broadwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Broadwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Shawhan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawhan
- Cynthiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kiserton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Ruddel's Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruddel's Mills is located in Bourbon County
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- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Colville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colville is located in Harrison County
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- Poindexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Harrison County
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- Connersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Connersville is located in Harrison County
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- Lees Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lees Lick is located in Harrison County
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- Breckinridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge is located in Harrison County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hooktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Oddville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Garnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garnett is located in Harrison 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 Lair. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lair.
Newspapers Published in Lair ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lair.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lair, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lair.
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 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 Lair:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Bracken County
- Clark County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Franklin County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Mason County
- Montgomery County
- Nicholas County
- Owen County
- Pendleton County
- Robertson 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 Lair, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |