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 Lancaster (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 Lancaster. 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.
Name Variations for Lancaster ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Lancaster was referred to as Lancaster Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lancaster. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lancaster.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lancaster is located in Garrard County and is the County Seat.
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 Garrard County: Boyle, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Lancaster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lancaster:
- Garrard County (The home county of Lancaster)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Hyattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Nina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Bryantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Anderson County
- McBrayer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Hedgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Little Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shelby City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- West Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Faulconer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer
- Alum Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Davis Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Atoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Butchertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Middleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethelridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Gilpin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Boonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesboro
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Locust Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Winston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Spears
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Cadentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadentown
- Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Fairway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Lexington - Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Sandgap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Little Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Pollard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Hanly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
- Mount Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Vineyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- High Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Logana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jessamine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Nicholasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catnip
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Logantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logantown
- Hubble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble
- Preachersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Rowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Stanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Boneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Halls Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Crab Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Kirksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Cottonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonburg
- Round Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Buggytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Edenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenton
- Ruthton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Silver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Wallaceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Duncanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanon
- Newby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newby is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Caleast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Caleast is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caleast
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Gravel Switch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Riley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Poplar Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Burgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrodsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Braxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Dixville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- McAfee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Stewart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Cornishville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Mayo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Salvisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Bee Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Eubank
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Ansel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Dabney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Coin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Science Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Gum Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Brodhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Disputanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Renfro Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Climax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Hansford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Mullins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Jenkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Mackville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Mundys Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing
- Nonesuch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Pinckard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- Mortonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonsville
- Gaybourn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaybourn
- Hunter Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Woodford Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lancaster, see our County-by-County Page for Lancaster.
Cemeteries Near Lancaster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lancaster.
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 Lancaster - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lancaster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Lancaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lancaster African American Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackerby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Naylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preachersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- VanHook - Brewer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanHook - Brewer Cemetery
- The VanHook - Brewer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vanhock Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Lick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Lancaster had a population of 1,625 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lancaster had a population of 3,840 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Hyattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Hubble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble
- Point Leavell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Point Leavell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Leavell
- Judson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Marksbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marksbury is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksbury
- McCreary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McCreary is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreary
- Hedgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Rowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Preachersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Stanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bryantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lancaster. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lancaster.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lancaster ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lancaster.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lancaster. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lancaster and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lancaster.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Lancaster.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lancaster:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Garrard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
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| <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 Lancaster, 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- Lancaster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |