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 Maxine (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 Maxine. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Maxine 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 Maxine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maxine:
- Larue County (The home county of Maxine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
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- Mount Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
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- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tonieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Gleanings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Kemp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Pickett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Keltner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Cave City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hiseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Highland Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Coral Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Park City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Constantine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Stockholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Kyrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Bee Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Big Clifty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Higdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Clarkson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Leitchfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Allendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Greensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Exie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Roachville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sonora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Glendale Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Flint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Star Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Gaithers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- White Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Spurrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Hammonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Hardyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Munfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bunnell Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Rowletts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Logsdon Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Pascal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Winesap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Raywick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Holy Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Saint Francis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Frogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Loretto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Saint Mary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nerinx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Marion County
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- Gandertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Flaherty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Big Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Stiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Blue Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Nelsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Culvertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Balltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Greenbrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Bellwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Mac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Maple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Bengal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Saloma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Wright's
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- Manton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maxine, see our County-by-County Page for Maxine.
Cemeteries Near Maxine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maxine.
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 Maxine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maxine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hammondsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCanless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jaggers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brashear Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scott 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 Maxine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maxine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maxine, with the one closest to Maxine listed first.
- Hammonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pike View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
- Mount Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sonora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Nolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Tonieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Powder Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Hinesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hinesdale is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesdale
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maxine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maxine.
Newspapers Published in Maxine ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maxine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maxine, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maxine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Maxine:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Larue County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson 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> | 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 Maxine, 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' (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- Maxine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |