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 Lyons (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 Lyons. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lyons is located in Larue 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 Larue County: Green, Hardin, Hart, Marion, Nelson & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Lyons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyons:
- Larue County (The home county of Lyons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- White City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gleanings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Hodgenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tonieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Anderson County
- Sparrow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lotus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bardstown Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Solitude
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Pitt's Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Shepherdsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Fox Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hebron Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Mount Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Big Clifty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Allendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Younger Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Colesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Tunnel Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Crest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Glendale Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gaithers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Sonora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cecilia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kraft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Saint John
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Hammonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Bonnieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Priceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Hardyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Hollyvilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Kosmosdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Fairdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Park View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- South Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Dant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Holy Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Saint Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Nerinx
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Gandertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Loretto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raywick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burkes Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Frogtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Jessietown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Van Voorhis Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Flaherty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Grahamton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Muldraugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Lickskillet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Pilcher Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Rock Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Big Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- New Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Nelsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Gethsemane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Balltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Howardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cravens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Bellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Stiles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yoder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Maple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Saloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Bengal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Elk Horn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Manton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Fredericktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Booker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Saint Catharine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Mooresville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Litsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Brush Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Pulliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Willisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tatham Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Mackville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyons, see our County-by-County Page for Lyons.
Cemeteries Near Lyons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyons.
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 Lyons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Potts Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pottinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Castleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Hodgenville.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #647502 <3>
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Lyons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lyons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- New Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Gethsemane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Balltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gleanings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Dant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Holy Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Hodgenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tonieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Colesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Raywick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyons.
Newspapers Published in Lyons ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyons, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyons.
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 Lyons:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Larue County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Spencer 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lyons) 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 Lyons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |