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 Oolite (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 Oolite. 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 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.
Oolite is located in Meade 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 Meade County: Crawford (IN), Harrison (IN), Perry (IN), Breckinridge & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near Oolite. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oolite:
- Meade County (The home county of Oolite)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Battletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
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- Lodale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lodale is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Cold Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cedar Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beechland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Payneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sirocco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Andyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Brandenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
- Concordia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Union Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Garfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Custer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hardinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harned
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Cloverport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Cupio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Hancock County
- Hawesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Prichard Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Dietz Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Four Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Vine Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Radcliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Perryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Rineyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Kraft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Prairie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Saint Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Shively
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Hollyvilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- South Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- South Park View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Leavenworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Carefree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sulphur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Pilot Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- West Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Grantsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Milltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- English
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois County (IN)
- Birdseye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyds Knobs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Glidas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Mauckport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dogwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Laconia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corydon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Depauw
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Corydon Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Orange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Youngs Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Leopold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Saint Croix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apalona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Lilly Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Ranger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Bristow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hardinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oolite, see our County-by-County Page for Oolite.
Cemeteries Near Oolite ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oolite.
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 Oolite - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oolite covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bell Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chism Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Atwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parr - Frans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thacker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bliss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cap Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Oolite in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oolite.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oolite, with the one closest to Oolite listed first.
- Battletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- New Amsterdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Andyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Payneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sirocco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Mauckport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Brandenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Sandy is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Sandy
- Rhodelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Concordia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Leavenworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oolite. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oolite.
Newspapers Published in Oolite ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oolite.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oolite, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oolite.
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 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 Oolite:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Meade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Spencer 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oolite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Oolite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |