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 Olmstead (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 Olmstead. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Olmstead is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Warren & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Olmstead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olmstead:
- Logan County (The home county of Olmstead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Keysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Justice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adairville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schochoh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lost City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Deer Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Harreldsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Richelieu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pembroke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bluff Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hopkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Dunmor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rosewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Belton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Beech Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Beechmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Browder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ennis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Prices Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salmons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Black Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Allensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Guthrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allegre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Clifty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Woodburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Cheatham County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Henrietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Neptune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Cheap Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Davidson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgetop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Port Royal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sango
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Swan Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Wingate West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Oak Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Stryker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Louise Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Liverworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Barren Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Flewellyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stroudville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Orlinda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sandy Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cross Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Crunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Mitchellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Millersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hall Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olmstead, see our County-by-County Page for Olmstead.
Cemeteries Near Olmstead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olmstead.
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 Olmstead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olmstead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Browder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Currence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Doyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (684 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stainback Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moses Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Olmstead had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Allensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Daysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daysville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Keysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Gordonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Dot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dot is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Bradshaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Hadensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Justice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
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- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinchem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pinchem is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olmstead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olmstead.
Newspapers Published in Olmstead ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olmstead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olmstead, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olmstead.
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 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 Olmstead:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Sumner 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 Olmstead, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olmstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |