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 Lilac (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 Lilac. 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 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 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.
Lilac is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Lilac. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lilac:
- Grayson County (The home county of Lilac)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Duff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Leitchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Clarkson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Big Clifty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Peonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Caneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Shrewsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Higdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Se Ree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Buras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Westview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Constantine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Falls-of-Rough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Custer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Harned
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McQuady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Whittinghill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Sunfish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Huff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Kyrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Roundhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Stockholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rhoda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Mammoth Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Cabot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Pierce Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Vertrees
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Spurrier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Howe Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- White Mills Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- White Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Old Stephensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Flint Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Dogcreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Winesap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Larue County
- Tonieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Big Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Guston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Flaherty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Hillgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Haysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Ekron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Garrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Buck Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Grahamton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Payneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Olaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Horse Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Fordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rosine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Select
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Aetnaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Cromwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Tobinsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lilac, see our County-by-County Page for Lilac.
Cemeteries Near Lilac ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lilac.
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 Lilac - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lilac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Mullin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
- The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Memory Gardens
- Kerr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thomason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Kefauver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Lilac in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lilac.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lilac, with the one closest to Lilac listed first.
- Eveleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Duff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Leitchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniels
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Hardin Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Short Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Clarkson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- West Clifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Limp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grayson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Axtel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Westview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lilac. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lilac.
Newspapers Published in Lilac ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lilac.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lilac, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lilac.
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 helpful 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 Lilac:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Warren County
- Perry 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 Lilac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lilac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |