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 Lucas (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 Lucas. 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.
Lucas is located in Barren 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 Barren County: Allen, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Lucas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lucas:
- Barren County (The home county of Lucas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Haywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Beckton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Etoile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Eighty Eight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Park City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Nobob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Coral Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Meador
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Oak Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Halfway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Red Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Petroleum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Pope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Dubre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rhoda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Lindseyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Kyrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Green County
- Liletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Horse Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowletts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Three Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Logsdon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Bunnell Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Munfordville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winesap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cub Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Pascal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Dogcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Randolph
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Summer Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Knob Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Cedar Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Fountain Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Akersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mud Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Gamaliel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Gold City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Claypool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Smiths Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Gotts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Alvaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plum Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Drake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Bowling Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Springhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Woodburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Clementsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Boles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Jenkins Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Frog Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Walnut Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Siloam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Red Boiling Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Green Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Mill Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Westmoreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Sengtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Corinth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lucas, see our County-by-County Page for Lucas.
Cemeteries Near Lucas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lucas.
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 Lucas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lucas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Old Forest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas Harston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Combs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mosby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lucas had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Cedar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Meador
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Etoile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Hydro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hydro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Settle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Settle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle
- Temple Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Temple Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Oil City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Three Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Hays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hays is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lucas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lucas.
Newspapers Published in Lucas ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lucas, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lucas.
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 Lucas:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Barren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Clay County
- Macon County
- Sumner 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lucas) 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 Lucas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |