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 Lone Star (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 Lone Star. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Lone Star is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Lone Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Star:
- Hart County (The home county of Lone Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Bonnieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Hammonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cub Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Dogcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Canmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Cave City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Beckton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Constantine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Dyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Horn Back Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Buras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Custer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Stockholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Kyrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Bee Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Rhoda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Sunfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Rocky Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Big Clifty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Peonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leitchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Duff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Caneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Allendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Greensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Liletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Roachville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Spurrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Sonora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nolin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- White Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- White Mills Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Glendale Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Star Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Gleanings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Marion County
- Raywick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Big Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Flaherty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Howardstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Stiles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- New Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Blue Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Nelsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Mac
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Maple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Bengal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Saloma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Wright's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Star, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Star.
Cemeteries Near Lone Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Star.
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 Lone Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copelin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Craddock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wooden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brashear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaddle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Lone Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Star.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Priceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Bonnieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Lines Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Kessinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Hammonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Sonora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cub Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Munfordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hinesdale is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Star.
Newspapers Published in Lone Star ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Star, 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 Lone Star.
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 Lone Star:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor 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 Lone Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lone Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |