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 Mell (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 Mell. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Mell is located in Green 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 Green County: Adair, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Mell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mell:
- Green County (The home county of Mell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Exie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Green County
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- Liletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Greensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roachville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Gabe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Green County
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- Summersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Keltner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Pickett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Gradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Weed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Nell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Bliss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Sparksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Toria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Flatwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Slick Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Kino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Coral Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Eighty Eight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Nobob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cave City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Haywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Highland Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dunnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Rheber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Atterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Evans Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Honey Acre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Dubre
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
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- Marrowbone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Bakerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Grider
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Burkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leslie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Dougan Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Cloyds Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Edmonson County
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Pascal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Canmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Rio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Horse Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Logsdon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Bonnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Gleanings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Jessietown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Phillipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Salleetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Meshack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Mount Hermon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson County
- Stiles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Esto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Russell Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Long Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lula ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Wright's
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Bengal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Campbellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Elk Horn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Acton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Maple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mannsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mell, see our County-by-County Page for Mell.
Cemeteries Near Mell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mell.
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 Mell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Buckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bagby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bagby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bagby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bragg Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Dowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tarters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Mell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mell, with the one closest to Mell listed first.
- Keltner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Fry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fry is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Liletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Gradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Thurlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thurlow is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurlow
- Nell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Gresham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Crailhope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Knob Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Sparksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Edmonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
- Donansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mell.
Newspapers Published in Mell ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mell, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mell.
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 Mell:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Green County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Casey County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Nelson County
- Russell County
- Taylor 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 Mell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |