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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 Nancy (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 Nancy. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Nancy is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Nancy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nancy:

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Nancy)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nancy, with the one closest to Nancy listed first.
    • Sano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pellyton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pellyton is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
    • Eunice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Eunice is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
    • Barnett Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
    • Ella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gentrys Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Neatsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Montpelier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Purdy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Purdy is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Dunbar Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
    • Christine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Christine is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
    • Craycraft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Casey Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Casey Creek is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
  • Casey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nancy, with the one closest to Nancy listed first.
    • Mintonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mintonville is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
    • Ware
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Windsor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Argyle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Argyle is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Bethelridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bethelridge is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
    • Evona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Evona is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
    • Honey Acre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Honey Acre is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
    • Teddy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Teddy is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
    • Gilpin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Labascus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Phil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunnville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunnville is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nancy, with the one closest to Nancy listed first.
    • Alpha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Alpha is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Cumberland City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
    • Savage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nancy, with the one closest to Nancy listed first.
    • Waynesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Kings Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
    • New Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • New Salem is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • South Fork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mount Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Broughtentown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
    • Geneva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Geneva is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Highland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ottenheim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
    • Dog Walk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jumbo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • McKinney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Halls Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
  • McCreary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nancy, with the one closest to Nancy listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiborg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshes Siding
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
    • Smith Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Town is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Whitley City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Heron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Barthell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stearns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Revelo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Revelo is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
  • Rockcastle County
  • Russell County
  • Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nancy, see our County-by-County Page for Nancy.

Cemeteries Near Nancy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nancy.

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 Nancy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nancy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nancy, with the one closest to Nancy listed first.

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, Nancy had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Nancy, with the one closest to Nancy listed first.

  • Oil Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
  • Burnetta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Burnetta is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetta
  • Pointer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pointer is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer
  • Trimble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Trimble is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
  • Faubush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Frazer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bronston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Elihu
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Elihu is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
  • Mintonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mintonville is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
  • Somerset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Norwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nancy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nancy.

Newspapers Published in Nancy ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nancy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nancy, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nancy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Nancy:

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 Nancy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nancy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.