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 Ottenheim (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 Ottenheim. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ottenheim is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Pulaski & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Ottenheim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ottenheim:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Ottenheim)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
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- Halls Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
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- Broughtentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
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- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
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- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
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- Turkeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
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- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
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- Miracle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Lincoln County
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- Dog Walk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
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- Kings Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
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- Blue Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
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- Boneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Barnett Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
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- Pellyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Shelby City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Hedgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Alum Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Wilsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Davis Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Parksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Faulconer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Yosemite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
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- Bethelridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Ware
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
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- Butchertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
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- Gilpin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
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- Cantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Mintonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Labascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
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- Evona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Phil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Estill County
- Locust Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Hyattsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Bryantsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Sandgap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Waneta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Little Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Pollard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Hanly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
- High Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Mount Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Vineyard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Bernstadt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Wallaceton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Slate Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Kirksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
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- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
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- Round Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Silver Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
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- Duncanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
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- Farristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Whites
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Madison County
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- Cottonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Gravel Switch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
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- Riley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Marion County
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- Bradfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Burgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Dixville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Harrodsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
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- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Bee Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Eubank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Ansel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Dabney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Coin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Science Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shopville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Grundy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Somerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Acorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Gum Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Brodhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Renfro Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wildie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Hansford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Orlando
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Disputanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Climax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Mullins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ottenheim, see our County-by-County Page for Ottenheim.
Cemeteries Near Ottenheim ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ottenheim.
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 Ottenheim - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ottenheim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Sylvesters Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ephesos Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Crab Orchard.
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 in 1895, Ottenheim had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ottenheim, with the one closest to Ottenheim listed first.
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Flat
- Kings Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Waynesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Rowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Gum Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Preachersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Bee Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Stanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- South Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- McKinney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ottenheim. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ottenheim.
Newspapers Published in Ottenheim ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ottenheim.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ottenheim, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ottenheim.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ottenheim:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Laurel County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle 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- Ottenheim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ottenheim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |