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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 Leitchfield Crossing (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 Leitchfield Crossing. 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 Leitchfield Crossing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Leitchfield Crossing: Leitchfield Xing.
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.
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 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.
Leitchfield Crossing is located in Hart County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Leitchfield Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leitchfield Crossing:
- Hart County (The home county of Leitchfield Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Munfordville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
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- Rowletts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
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- Bonnieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winesap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
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- Priceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
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- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Hart County
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- Bunnell Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
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- Hardyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
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- Canmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Horse Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cub Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hammonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Keltner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
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- Pickett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Milltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
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- Weed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
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- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Cave City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Highland Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
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- Park City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
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- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
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- Beckton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
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- Haywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
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- Kino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
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- Rocky Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Stockholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
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- Mammoth Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
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- Kyrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
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- Rocky Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Bee Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sweeden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
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- Lindseyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
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- Roundhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
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- Peonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
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- Big Clifty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
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- Clarkson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leitchfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Shrewsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
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- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
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- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Allendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
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- Gabe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
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- Summersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
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- Liletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Exie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
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- Roachville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
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- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Upton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
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- Seven Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Spurrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
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- Sonora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
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- White Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Glendale Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
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- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Star Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
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- White Mills Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
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- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
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- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
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- Mount Sherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
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- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
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- Hodgenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gleanings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
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- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
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- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
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- Knob Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
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- Edmonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Stiles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
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- Howardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
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- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Mac
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
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- Bengal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Maple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wright's
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Saloma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leitchfield Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Leitchfield Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Leitchfield Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leitchfield Crossing.
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 Leitchfield Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leitchfield Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Logsdon Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Caswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaddle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Craddock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Daniels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Leitchfield Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leitchfield Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leitchfield Crossing, with the one closest to Leitchfield Crossing listed first.
- Munfordville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsonville
- Kessinger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
- Rowletts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Hinesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hinesdale is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesdale
- Bonnieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winesap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Priceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Horse Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Canmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Lines Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Cub Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leitchfield Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leitchfield Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Leitchfield Crossing ...
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 Leitchfield Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leitchfield Crossing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leitchfield Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Leitchfield Crossing:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leitchfield Crossing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leitchfield Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |