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 Merrimac (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 Merrimac. 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.
Merrimac is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Adair, Casey, Green, Larue & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Merrimac. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merrimac:
- Taylor County (The home county of Merrimac)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Mannsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
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- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
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- Elk Horn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saloma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
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- Wright's
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
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- Bengal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
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- Mac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
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- Maple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
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- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Feathersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
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- Speck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speck is located in Adair County
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- Casey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
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- Barnett Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
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- Knifley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
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- Dunbar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
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- Neatsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
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- Pellyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
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- Eunice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
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- Holmes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Ella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Absher
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Absher is located in Adair County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Forkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
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- Aliceton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Brumfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
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- Craintown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Mitchellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Parksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Perryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Atoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Atterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
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- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rheber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
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- Butchertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Evans Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Cantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
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- Rubert Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Dunnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Phil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phil is located in Casey County
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- Gilpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Labascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
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- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Roachville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Exie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Gleanings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Mount Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Hustonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moreland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Mount Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Milledgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Chicken Bristle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- McKinney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- South Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
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- Turnersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turnersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Blue Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Boneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Bradfordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salleetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Greenbriar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Peck Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Phillipsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Penick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Penick is located in Marion County
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- Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Marion County
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- Calvary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
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- Jessietown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Gravel Switch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
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- Belltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Stewart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
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- Dixville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Nevada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Cornishville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Harrodsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
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- Stiles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Gethsemane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Howardstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
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- Botland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
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- Greenbrier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Balltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
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- Blue Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
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- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Eubank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ansel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Faubush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Russell Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Esto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Russell County
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- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Catharine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Thompsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Jenkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Mackville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Litsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Manton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Fredericktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Booker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Mooresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Willisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brush Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merrimac, see our County-by-County Page for Merrimac.
Cemeteries Near Merrimac ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merrimac.
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 Merrimac - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merrimac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Merrimac Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shreve Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tallow Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilpin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peavy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Malone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gaddis Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belton 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.<2>
While we didn't find Merrimac in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merrimac.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merrimac, with the one closest to Merrimac listed first.
- Mannsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Bradfordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Phillipsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Clementsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clementsville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Spurlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spurlington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlington
- Casey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Elk Horn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Calvary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Penick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Campbellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knifley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merrimac. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merrimac.
Newspapers Published in Merrimac ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrimac.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merrimac, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merrimac.
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 helpful 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 Merrimac:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Green County
- Larue County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Nelson County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Washington 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 Merrimac, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrimac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |