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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 Locust (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 Locust. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Locust is located in Fleming 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 Fleming County: Bath, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, Robertson & Rowan.

Below are the counties that are near Locust. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locust:

  • Fleming County     (The home county of Locust)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Sunset
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Tilton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tilton is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Sherburne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sherburne is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
    • Hillsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Grange City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grange City is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
    • Craintown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Craintown is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
    • Stringtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stringtown is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Farmville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Farmville is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Flemingsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Colfax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Colfax is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Plummers Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
    • Wallingford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallingford is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Elizaville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elizaville is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
  • Bath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Pebble
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pebble is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
    • Oakla
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Oakla is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakla
    • South Sherburne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • South Sherburne is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherburne
    • Wyoming
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Wyoming is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • East Fork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Fork is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
    • Bethel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Slate Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Slate Valley is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
    • Reynoldsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Owingsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Peasticks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Peasticks is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
    • Sharpsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Salt Lick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Midland is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Bourbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Jackstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackstown
    • Little Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
    • North Middletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Millersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Stony Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Paris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Paris is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
    • Austerlitz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
    • Kiserton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiserton
    • Shawhan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawhan
  • Bracken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Germantown is located in Bracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Milford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Milford is located in Bracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Soldier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Soldier is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
    • Jacobs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jacobs is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
    • Lawton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lawton is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Smoky Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
    • Olive Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Kiddville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kiddville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
    • Renick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Renick is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
  • Elliott County
    • Ault
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ault is located in Elliott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Sylvandell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandell
    • Oddville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Oddville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
  • Lawrence County
    • Adeline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Adeline is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Burtonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Burtonville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
    • Tollesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottageville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cottageville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
    • Charters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Charters is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
    • Emerson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Emerson is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Camp Dix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
    • Pence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Pence is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Vanceburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Helena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Weedonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Weedonia is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
    • Mays Lick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lewisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lewisburg is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Rectorville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Rectorville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
    • Sardis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sardis is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Springdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Springdale is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Washington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Washington is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Maysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Minerva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Minerva is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Menifee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Sudith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sudith is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
    • Rothwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Rothwell is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
    • Frenchburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Means
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Means is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
    • Mariba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mariba is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
    • Denniston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Denniston is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
    • Korea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Korea is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
    • Wellington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellington is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Judy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Judy is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
    • Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hope is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Spencer Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
    • Mount Sterling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grassy Lick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
    • Reid Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
    • Camargo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Prewitt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
    • Jeffersonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Levee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Levee is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
  • Morgan County
    • Ebon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ebon is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Moorefield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
    • Pleasant Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Carlisle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Morris Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Morris Creek is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
    • Paint Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Paint Creek is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
    • Upper Cane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Upper Cane is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cane
    • Black Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Black Creek is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Westbend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Westbend is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Mount Olivet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bratton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bratton is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Farmers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmers is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
    • Lakeview Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Brady
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Brady is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Morehead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clearfield is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Gates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Gates is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
    • Haldeman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Haldeman is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
    • Mount Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Elliottville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
    • Minor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Minor is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Adams County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Bradysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
      • Bradysville has also been known as:
      • Centerville
      • Centreville
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Grimes ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
    • Wrightsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Brown County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
    • Aberdeen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ellsberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ellsberry is located in Brown County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
    • Slickaway ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Slickaway is located in Brown County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
  • Summit County (OH)
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Manchester is located in Summit County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locust, see our County-by-County Page for Locust.

Cemeteries Near Locust ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust.

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 Locust - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locust covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.

  • Locust Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hillsboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Porter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Garpond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gilead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riddle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Log Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fitch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Old Republican Meeting House Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (648 more) ...
    • Atchison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Longview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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>

While we didn't find Locust in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Locust.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.

  • Sunset
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Sherburne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sherburne is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
  • Tilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tilton is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Hillsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wyoming is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Grange City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grange City is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
  • Poplar Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
  • Bethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Flemingsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sprout
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sprout is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprout
  • Reynoldsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Plummers Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
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    • Elizaville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elizaville is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
    • Wallingford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallingford is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Owingsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locust. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locust.

Newspapers Published in Locust ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locust, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Locust.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Locust:

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>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- Locust) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Locust, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.