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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 New Columbus (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 New Columbus. 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 doctors and 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.
New Columbus is located in Owen 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 Owen County: Carroll, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Henry & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near New Columbus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Columbus:
- Owen County (The home county of New Columbus)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Natlee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
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- Canby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canby is located in Owen County
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- Breck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Hesler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
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- Hensley Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
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- Holiday Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
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- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- Hallam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Alton Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Avenstoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Bath County
- Hooktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Verona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Boone County
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- Hume
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hume is located in Boone County
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- Walton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beaverlick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County
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- Big Bone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Bone is located in Boone County
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- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Boone County
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- Kensington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kensington is located in Boone County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Shawhan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Kiserton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
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- Neave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
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- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Sanders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carson is located in Carroll County
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- Worthville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Easterday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County
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- English
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Carroll County
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- Langstaff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County
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- Ghent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Donerail
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Loradale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Jimtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Yarnallton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Elk Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Elmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Woodlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buttimer Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Farmdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Glencoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ryle is located in Gallatin County
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- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Keefer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Blanchet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
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- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Grant County
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- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
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- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
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- Cherry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
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- Heekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
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- Stewartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
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- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Grant County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Renaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Berry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
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- Poindexter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Cynthiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oddville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Sylvandell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Lockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- Franklinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franklinton is located in Henry County
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- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Henry County
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- Port Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County
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- Pleasureville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eminence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Turners Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Turners Station is located in Henry County
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- Campbellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Jefferson County
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- Kenton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Bracht
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bracht is located in Kenton County
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- Fiskburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fiskburg is located in Kenton County
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- Piner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Piner is located in Kenton County
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- Morning View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morning View is located in Kenton County
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- Kenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kenton is located in Kenton County
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- Lawrence County
- Castle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castle is located in Lawrence County
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- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
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- Doughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doughton is located in Pendleton County
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- Locust Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
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- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
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- Goforth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County
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- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Pendleton County
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- Hayes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
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- Four Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
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- Gardnersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gardnersville is located in Pendleton County
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- Falmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinneysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
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- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Pendleton County
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- Robertson County
- Bratton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
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- Josephine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Scott County
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- Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Scott County
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- Suterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suterville is located in Scott County
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- Biddle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Biddle is located in Scott County
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- Longlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longlick is located in Scott County
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- Sadieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Double Culvert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
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- Minorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Minorsville is located in Scott County
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- Mallard Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mallard Point is located in Scott County
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- Skinnersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skinnersburg is located in Scott County
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- Turkey Foot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
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- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Consolation
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
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- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Bagdad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christianburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
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- Cropper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cropper is located in Shelby County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Davistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Duckers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
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- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nugent Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Wallace
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- McKees Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McKees Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Switzerland County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Patriot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Vevay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Columbus, see our County-by-County Page for New Columbus.
Cemeteries Near New Columbus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Columbus.
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 New Columbus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Columbus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Columbus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- True Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Caney Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Souder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Work Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Ecklers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scotch Glass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 New Columbus had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
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- Canby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canby is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Josephine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Scott County
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- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
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- Keefer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Breck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Longlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longlick is located in Scott County
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- Biddle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Biddle is located in Scott County
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- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Sadieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Hesler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Columbus. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Columbus.
Newspapers Published in New Columbus ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Columbus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Columbus, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Columbus.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Columbus:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Owen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bath County
- Boone County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Bracken County
- Carroll County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Grant County
- Harrison County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Kenton County
- Lawrence County
- Pendleton County
- Robertson County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Woodford County
- Switzerland 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 New Columbus, 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- New Columbus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |