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 Limp (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 Limp. 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 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.
Limp is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Harrison (IN), Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, Jefferson, Larue, Meade & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Limp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Limp:
- Hardin County (The home county of Limp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Pierce Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Hardin Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Eastview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Vertrees
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- White Mills Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Howe Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Old Stephensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- White Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Stephensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Hansbrough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hansbrough is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansbrough
- Franklin Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Spurrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Constantine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Buras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Custer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Se Ree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- McDaniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Garfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falls-of-Rough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Bee Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kyrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sunfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Stockholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sweeden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Huff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lindseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Roundhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mammoth Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rhoda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Big Clifty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leitchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Black Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Duff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Short Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Wheelers Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Shrewsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Caneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Dogcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Priceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Cub Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bonnieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Hammonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Logsdon Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Tonieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Roanoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- White City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Mount Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Big Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Hillgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Guston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Garrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Haysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Buck Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Ekron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Grahamton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Lickskillet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Van Voorhis Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Horse Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Arnold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Fordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Mauckport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Limp, see our County-by-County Page for Limp.
Cemeteries Near Limp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Limp.
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 Limp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Limp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royalty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dellview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sutzer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Comer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Limp had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Limp, with the one closest to Limp listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Big Clifty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- West Clifty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Constantine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Eveleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Horntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Howe Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Leitchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- White Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Buras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Custer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Limp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Limp.
Newspapers Published in Limp ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Limp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Limp, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Limp.
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 Limp:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Harrison 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> | 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 Limp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Limp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |