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 Lecta (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 Lecta. 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 and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lecta is located in Barren 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 Barren County: Allen, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Lecta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lecta:
- Barren County (The home county of Lecta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Coral Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hiseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Kino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Eighty Eight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Haywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nobob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Beckton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Keltner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Nell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Weed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Pickett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Breeding
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Kemp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Toria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Gradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Milltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Sparksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Bliss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Meador
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halifax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Scottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Petroleum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Dubre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Grider
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Bakerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Burkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rocky Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Mammoth Cave
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Lindseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County
- Wheelers Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Liletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Gabe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Roachville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Horse Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Bunnell Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Rowletts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Pascal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Hardyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Logsdon Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Winesap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cub Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Larue County
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Knob Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Summer Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beaumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mud Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Fountain Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Gamaliel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meshack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Hestand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Claypool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gotts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Alvaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Clementsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hermitage Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Macon County (TN)
- Walnut Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lecta, see our County-by-County Page for Lecta.
Cemeteries Near Lecta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lecta.
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 Lecta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lecta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Wells - Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glasgow Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glasgow Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barbour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trigg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Hiseville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barber Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Glasgow.
- The Barber Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harlows Chapel Cemetery
- Loving Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463566 <2>
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Lecta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lecta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lecta, with the one closest to Lecta listed first.
- Coral Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Goodnight
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Hiseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Eighty Eight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Temple Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Temple Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Knob Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Savoyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Nobob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lecta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lecta.
Newspapers Published in Lecta ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lecta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lecta, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lecta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lecta:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Barren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Warren County
- Clay County
- Macon 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lecta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lecta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |