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 Macon (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 Macon. 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.
Macon 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 Macon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macon:
- Hart County (The home county of Macon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Winesap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cub Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Logsdon Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Dogcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Bonnieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Munfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hardyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Hammonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bunnell Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Cave City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Coral Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Beckton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Haywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Rocky Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Constantine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- 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
- Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Dyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- McDaniels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Custer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Whittinghill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Stockholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Kyrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Bee Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sweeden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Rhoda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Rocky Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Huff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
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- Higdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Leitchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Duff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Caneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Allendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Liletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Greensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Exie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Seven Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Spurrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Flint Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Upton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Sonora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Eastview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
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- Nolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
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- White Mills Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Star Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
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- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Hodgenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Gleanings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Howardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Stiles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Mac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Maple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Bengal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Gotts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Plum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Richardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macon, see our County-by-County Page for Macon.
Cemeteries Near Macon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macon.
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 Macon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Caswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Craddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Copelin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wooden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Wilkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Macon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Macon, with the one closest to Macon listed first.
- Cub Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Lines Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Kessinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
- Priceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Wheelers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Wax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Dogcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Munfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stockholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Woodsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsonville
- Rowletts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macon.
Newspapers Published in Macon ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macon, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Macon:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue 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 Macon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Macon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |