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 Maynard (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 Maynard. 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 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.
Maynard is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Barren, Monroe, Simpson, Warren, Macon (TN) & Sumner (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Maynard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maynard:
- Allen County (The home county of Maynard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Oak Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Scottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yesse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halifax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Meador
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Halfway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Adolphus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Etoile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Rocky Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Haywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Beckton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Nobob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eighty Eight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Kino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Coral Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Cumberland County
- Dubre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Mammoth Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hart County
- Horse Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Summer Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Fountain Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mud Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Gamaliel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Tompkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Gold City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Black Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Claypool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Alvaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gotts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Drake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Smiths Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Plum Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Springhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Rockfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Hermitage Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Clementsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Jenkins Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Jackson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- North Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Haydenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Frog Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Walnut Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Meadorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Red Boiling Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Mill Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Black Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Smith County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Pleasant Shade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Difficult
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Difficult is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Westmoreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Bledsoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Sengtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Bethpage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Chipman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Rock Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Rogana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Fountain Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Trousdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maynard, see our County-by-County Page for Maynard.
Cemeteries Near Maynard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maynard.
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 Maynard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maynard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Combs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Harston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Scottsville.
- The Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1998162 <2>
- Bandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Forest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mosby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kinslow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nancy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Maynard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maynard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Fountain Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Scottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rodemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rodemer is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodemer
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Haysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Etoile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Meador
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Settle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Settle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle
- Halifax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maynard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maynard.
Newspapers Published in Maynard ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maynard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maynard, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maynard.
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 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 Maynard:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Hart County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maynard) 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 Maynard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |