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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 McCreary (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 McCreary. 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.
McCreary is located in Garrard 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 Garrard County: Boyle, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near McCreary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCreary:
- Garrard County (The home county of McCreary)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Nina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Hyattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
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- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- McBrayer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Faulconer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- Shelby City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
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- West Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
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- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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- Alum Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
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- Atoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
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- Needmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Butchertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
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- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
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- Yosemite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Winston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Locust Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ravenna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wagersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Spears
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Uttingertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Elk Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Foxtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Little Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
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- Pollard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Logana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jessamine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- High Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
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- Preachersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Hubble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
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- Logantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
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- Rowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
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- Stanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crab Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
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- Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
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- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
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- Halls Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
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- Blue Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Kirksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
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- Round Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
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- Cottonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Edenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
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- Ruthton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
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- Happy Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
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- Buggytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
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- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
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- Newby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Duncanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Caleast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caleast is located in Madison County
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- Marion County
- Gravel Switch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Burgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Braxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- Harrodsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Dixville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
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- Salvisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
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- Stewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
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- Cornishville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Bee Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Walnut Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Eubank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
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- Gum Sulphur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
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- Brodhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Disputanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Wildie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
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- Ottawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Climax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Renfro Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
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- Mullins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
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- Hansford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Jenkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
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- Mackville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Mundys Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
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- Nonesuch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Pinckard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Mortonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firmantown
- Versailles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Milner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCreary, see our County-by-County Page for McCreary.
Cemeteries Near McCreary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCreary.
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 McCreary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCreary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- McCillen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sebastian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sebastian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster African American Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gunns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Poosey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McCreary had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCreary, with the one closest to McCreary listed first.
- Nina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Judson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Hyattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Leavell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Leavell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Leavell
- Cottonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonburg
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Edenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marksbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marksbury is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksbury
- Pink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Manse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manse is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCreary. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCreary.
Newspapers Published in McCreary ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCreary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCreary, 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 McCreary.
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 McCreary:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Garrard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Washington County
- Woodford 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 McCreary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCreary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |