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 Level Green (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 Level Green. 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 Level Green ...
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 Level Green: Level Grn.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Level Green. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Level Green.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Level Green is located in Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County: Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Level Green. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Level Green:
- Rockcastle County (The home county of Level Green)
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Hansford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brodhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Renfro Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Orlando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mullins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Wildie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Climax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Hedgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Shelby City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Bethelridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Middleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Mintonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Yosemite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilpin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Evona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Benge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Larue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Fogertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Estill County
- Locust Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Cartersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Peoples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Kerby Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Sandgap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Waneta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Annville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McKee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Hawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Foxtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Tyner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Knox County
- North Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Bernstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Greenmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Maplesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Keavy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dorthae
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Lily
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Marydell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Dog Walk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Broughtentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Turkeytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Crab Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Waynesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Kings Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Halls Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Maywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Jumbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Slate Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Wallaceton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Berea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Bighill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Buggytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Farristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Happy Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Duluth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Whites
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Bobtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Dreyfus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- McCreary County
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bee Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Coin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Shopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Dabney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Acorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Grundy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Eubank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whetstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Science Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Frazer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Whitley County
- Corbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Level Green, see our County-by-County Page for Level Green.
Cemeteries Near Level Green ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Level Green.
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 Level Green - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Level Green covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ackerman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Childrens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sayers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Denney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Renfro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bullock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Level Green had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Level Green, with the one closest to Level Green listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Plato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Hansford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Quail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Bloss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss
- Maretburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maretburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretburg
- Bee Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Valley Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Pongo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dabney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Estesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Level Green. See our List of 1890's Communities around Level Green.
Newspapers Published in Level Green ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Level Green.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Level Green, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Level Green.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Level Green:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Rockcastle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCreary County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Level Green) 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 Level Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |