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 Maretburg (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 Maretburg. 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.
Maretburg is located in Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County: Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Maretburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maretburg:
- Rockcastle County (The home county of Maretburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Renfro Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brodhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
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- Hansford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
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- Orlando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
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- Wildie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
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- Gum Sulphur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Mullins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
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- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Climax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Hedgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Shelby City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Alum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Bethelridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
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- Ware
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
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- Middleburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
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- Argyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
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- Yosemite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
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- Gilpin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
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- Butchertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
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- Cantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
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- Evona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
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- Labascus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
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- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Benge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Larue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Fogertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Locust Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Winston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Wagersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Cartersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Stone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Bryantsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Peoples
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Kerby Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Sandgap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Dabolt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Waneta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- McKee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Annville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Foxtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Tyner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Jessamine County
- Little Hickman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Bernstadt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Sublimity City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Keavy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
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- Lily
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
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- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Dog Walk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Turkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Broughtentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Ottenheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Preachersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Halls Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
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- Maywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
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- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
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- Waynesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
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- Kings Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Slate Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
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- Wallaceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
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- Berea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
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- Bighill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
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- Farristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
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- Buggytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
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- Whites
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Madison County
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- Duluth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
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- Silver Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Bobtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bee Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
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- Shopville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Coin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
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- Dabney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
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- Acorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
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- Eubank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grundy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
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- Piney Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Whetstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
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- Science Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maretburg, see our County-by-County Page for Maretburg.
Cemeteries Near Maretburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maretburg.
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 Maretburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maretburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Denney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sayers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Negro Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sigmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery
- Ackerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briarfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rimmel 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, Maretburg had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maretburg, with the one closest to Maretburg listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Level Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Hansford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Bee Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Orlando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Roundstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roundstone is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundstone
- Gum Sulphur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Pine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sinks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Mullins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maretburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maretburg.
Newspapers Published in Maretburg ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maretburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maretburg, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maretburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Maretburg:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Rockcastle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Maretburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Maretburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |