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 Lobb (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 Lobb. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lobb is located in Green 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 Green County: Adair, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Lobb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lobb:
- Green County (The home county of Lobb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Allendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
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- Gabe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
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- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Greensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
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- Roachville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Kemp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
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- Keltner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Pickett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Coburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Kellyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Milltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Cane Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Holmes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Gradyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Weed
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Absher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Cave City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Highland Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Kino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Park City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Mammoth Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Stockholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Upton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Nolin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Flint Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Gaithers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Star Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- White Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Canmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Hammonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Hardyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Pascal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Three Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Bonnieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Munfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Gleanings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Hodgenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tonieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Raywick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Jessietown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Phillipsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Belltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Dant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Frogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Francis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Mary
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Greenbriar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Stiles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Gethsemane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Blue Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Nelsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Balltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Greenbrier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Mac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Maple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wright's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Saloma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Campbellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Acton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mannsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Washington County
- Manton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lobb, see our County-by-County Page for Lobb.
Cemeteries Near Lobb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lobb.
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 Lobb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lobb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marcum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Raffety Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Curry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Akin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCubbin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sidebottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lobb had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lobb, with the one closest to Lobb listed first.
- Hudgins
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hudgins is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Allendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Powder Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Defries
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Defries is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defries
- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Webbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
- Coakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Pike View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Donansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
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- Mount Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Pitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pitman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lobb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lobb.
Newspapers Published in Lobb ...
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 Lobb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lobb, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lobb.
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 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 Lobb:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Green County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Washington 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 Lobb, 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- Lobb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |