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 Linwood (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 Linwood. 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 southeast 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 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.
Linwood 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 Linwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linwood:
- Grayson County (The home county of Linwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Peonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Higdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Wheelers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leitchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Black Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Big Clifty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Caneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Duff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Indian Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Highland Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Park City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Beckton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Hiseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Haywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- McDaniels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Buras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Dyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Falls-of-Rough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Custer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Glen Dean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Whittinghill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Welch's Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Stockholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Bee Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Mammoth Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Rhoda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Roundhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rocky Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Spurrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Limp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Upton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Eastview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Hardin Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Old Stephensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Dogcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Priceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Logsdon Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Bonnieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Munfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hammonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Canmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tonieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Mount Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Anna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Plum Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Gotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Claypool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Springhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linwood, see our County-by-County Page for Linwood.
Cemeteries Near Linwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linwood.
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 Linwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- John Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Stevenson Cemetery
- The John Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meredith - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Merideth Family Cemetery
- merideth - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228941 <2>
- Cove Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Decker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Craddock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Good Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Linwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Dogcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Wax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Anneta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
- Peonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Bee Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Cub Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Higdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Lines Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Grayson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Wheelers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Millerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Horntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Clarkson
(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 Linwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linwood.
Newspapers Published in Linwood ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linwood, 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 Linwood.
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 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 Linwood:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Metcalfe County
- Ohio 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 Linwood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Linwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |