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 Leetown (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 Leetown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Leetown is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Leetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leetown:
- Butler County (The home county of Leetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Dunbar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Mining City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Morgantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Quality
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Provo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Richelieu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Harreldsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Roundhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sweeden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rhoda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Spring Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Yeaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Short Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Lost City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Wolf Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- South Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Justice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Gordonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Cave Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Schochoh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- McLean County
- Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Skilesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Dunmor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Beechmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Browder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Drakesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nonnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Rosewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Bevier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Echols
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Beaver Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McHenry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Rosine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Ceralvo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Salmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Neosheo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Clifty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Sharon Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Kirkmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Allegre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Richardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Bowling Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Rockfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Springhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Plum Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Woodburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Drake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leetown, see our County-by-County Page for Leetown.
Cemeteries Near Leetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leetown.
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 Leetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Muddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Githens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- New Tuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughn 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 Leetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- South Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mining City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Morgantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harreldsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Costelow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Costelow is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costelow
- Skilesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Logansport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leetown.
Newspapers Published in Leetown ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leetown, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leetown.
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 Leetown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Todd 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leetown) 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 Leetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |