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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 McElroy Ford (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 McElroy Ford. 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.
Name Variations for McElroy Ford ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for McElroy Ford: McElroy Frd.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
McElroy Ford is primarily located in Allen County. A portion of McElroy Ford extends into Simpson 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 McElroy Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McElroy Ford:
- Allen County (The home county of McElroy Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Petroleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Adolphus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yesse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Meador
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Oak Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Austin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lucas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Beckton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Haywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Etoile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Butler County
- Richelieu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- South Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Adairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Fountain Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Akersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Gold City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salmons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Black Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Neosheo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Drake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Claypool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Bowling Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Gotts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Springhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Plum Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Davidson County (TN)
- Ridgetop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Siloam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Black Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Orlinda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Cross Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- White House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Barren Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Greenbrier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Sengtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mitchellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Westmoreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Bledsoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- New Deal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Trousdale County (TN)
- Hartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson County (TN)
- Laguardo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McElroy Ford, see our County-by-County Page for McElroy Ford.
Cemeteries Near McElroy Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McElroy Ford.
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 McElroy Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McElroy Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakwood Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pirkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- The Old Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenbriar Cemetery
- Marthas Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (644 more) ...
- Peden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hobdy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find McElroy Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McElroy Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McElroy Ford, with the one closest to McElroy Ford listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Gold City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Hickory Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Temperance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- New Roe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Roe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roe
- Alonzo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alonzo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Trammel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Brackentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brackentown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
- Adolphus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Pondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pondville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McElroy Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around McElroy Ford.
Newspapers Published in McElroy Ford ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around McElroy Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McElroy Ford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McElroy Ford.
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 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 McElroy Ford:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson 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> | 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 McElroy Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- McElroy Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |