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 Nick (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 Nick. 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.
Nick is located in Edmonson 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 Edmonson County: Barren, Butler, Grayson, Hart & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Nick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nick:
- Edmonson County (The home county of Nick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Lindseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sweeden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Roundhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rocky Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Bee Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mammoth Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sunfish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Stockholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Meador
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halifax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Trammel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Cedar Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Pope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Mount Aerial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Petroleum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Park City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Beckton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Rocky Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Cave City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Haywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lucas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Hiseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Breckinridge County
- Horn Back Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Jetson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Welch's Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richelieu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Aberdeen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mining City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Provo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Quality
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Peonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Higdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Caneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Wheelers Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Leitchfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clarkson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Short Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Big Clifty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Duff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Spurrier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Dogcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Horse Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Bunnell Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Bonnieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- South Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Select
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Horse Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Gold City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Smiths Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Richardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Gotts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Claypool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Alvaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nick, see our County-by-County Page for Nick.
Cemeteries Near Nick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nick.
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 Nick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Hawks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kinser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Honakers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith's Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<5>
While we didn't find Nick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nick, with the one closest to Nick listed first.
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Girkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girkin
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Smiths Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pig is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig
- Reedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Richardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Bristow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bristow is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Huff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rocky Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Polkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Hays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hays is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nick.
Newspapers Published in Nick ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nick, 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 Nick.
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 Nick:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Edmonson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Ohio County
- Simpson 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Roundhill and Anna. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Nick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |