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 Meredith (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 Meredith. 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.
Meredith is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Meredith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meredith:
- Grayson County (The home county of Meredith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Peonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leitchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Big Clifty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Wheelers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Caneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Indian Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Highland Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Beckton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- McDaniels
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Se Ree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Buras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Falls-of-Rough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Custer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Harned
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McQuady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Whittinghill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Welch's Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Jetson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Morgantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Bee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kyrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Sunfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Stockholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Huff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roundhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Mammoth Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rocky Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Spurrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Limp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Seven Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Hardin Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Flint Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- White Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Pierce Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Old Stephensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Star Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Dogcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Bonnieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Munfordville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Canmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Bunnell Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tonieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Big Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Arnold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Rosine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Select
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Fordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Anna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Richardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Plum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Gotts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meredith, see our County-by-County Page for Meredith.
Cemeteries Near Meredith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meredith.
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 Meredith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meredith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Decker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Logsdon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- William Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- John Stevenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Stevenson Cemetery
- The John Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meredith - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Merideth Family Cemetery
- merideth - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228941 <2>
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
- The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Memory Gardens
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kefauver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Meredith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meredith.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meredith, with the one closest to Meredith listed first.
- Peonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Anneta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
- Grayson Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Leitchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Horntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Black Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South
- Bee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dogcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- West Clifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meredith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meredith.
Newspapers Published in Meredith ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meredith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meredith, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meredith.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Meredith:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Warren 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 Meredith, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meredith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |