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 Parkwood (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 Parkwood. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Parkwood is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County : Clark (IN) , Floyd (IN) , Harrison (IN) , Bullitt , Hardin , Oldham , Shelby & Spencer .
Below are the counties that are near Parkwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkwood:
Jefferson County (The home county of Parkwood)
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Shively (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Saint Dennis (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis Prairie Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village Pleasure Ridge Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park Prestonia (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Prestonia is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia Fairdale (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Heritage Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
South Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Valley Station (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Louisville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Audubon Park (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
German Town (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
German Town is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town Hollyvilla (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
Bullitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Hunters Hollow (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
Brooks (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Fox Chase (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
Pioneer Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
Hebron Estates (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
Cupio (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Cupio is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio Hillview (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Hillview is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
Shepherdsville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Bardstown Junction (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction Mount Washington (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Pitt's Point (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point Clermont (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Belmont (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Belmont is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Hardin County
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
West Point (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Howard (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Howard is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Prichard Place (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Prichard Place is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place Rose Terrace (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace Dietz Acres (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres Radcliff (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Colesburg (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Colesburg is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg Vine Grove (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Younger Creek (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Younger Creek is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek Crest (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Crest is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Rineyville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Tunnel Hills (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills Meade County
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Pilcher Landing (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing Hughes Landing (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Hughes Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing Muldraugh (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Rock Haven (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Rock Haven is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven Lickskillet (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Lickskillet is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet Van Voorhis Manor (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor Grahamton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Grahamton is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton Brandenburg (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Eastwood Hills (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills Buck Grove (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Buck Grove is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Garrett (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Garrett is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Ekron (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Ekron is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Flaherty (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Flaherty is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty Nelson County
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Highgrove (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Highgrove is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove Lenore (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Lenore is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore Deatsville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Deatsville is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville Samuels (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Samuels is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Coxs Creek (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Boston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Hunters (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Hunters is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Bourbon Springs (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs Cravens (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Cravens is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Fairfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Fairfield is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
Nazareth (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Nazareth is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Bellwood (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Bellwood is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood Withrow (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Withrow is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow Oldham County
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
River Bluff (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
River Bluff is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
Harmony Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Harmony Village is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village Orchard Grass Hills (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
Goshen (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Goshen is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
Pewee Valley (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Crestwood (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake Buckner (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Ballardsville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Ballardsville is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville La Grange (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Westport (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner Shelby County
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Lincoln Ridge (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge Simpsonville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Finchville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Finchville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville Figgs (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Figgs is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Chestnut Grove (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Spencer County
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Normandy (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Normandy is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Yoder (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Yoder is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Taylorsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Wakefield (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Wakefield is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Little Mount (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Little Mount is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Clark County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Jeffersonville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Arctic Springs (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Arctic Springs is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs Clarksville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Oak Park (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Blackiston Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village Watson (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Watson is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Utica (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
Prather (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Prather is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Sellersburg (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Speed (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Speed is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Bennettsville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Bennettsville is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville Starlight (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Broom Hill (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Broom Hill is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill Crawford County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Milltown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Leavenworth (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Carefree (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree Floyd County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
New Albany (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Floyds Knobs (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Georgetown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Galena (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Galena is located in Floyd County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Greenville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Harrison County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Locust Point (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Elizabeth (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Lanesville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
New Middletown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Dogwood (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Crandall (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Crandall is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Laconia (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Corydon (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Corydon Junction (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction New Salisbury (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Central (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Central is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Bradford (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Bradford is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Glidas (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas Washington County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
New Pekin (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
New Pekin is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
Bartle (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Bartle is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle Fredericksburg (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkwood, see our County-by-County Page for Parkwood .
Cemeteries Near Parkwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkwood.
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 Parkwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Hillcrest Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Prince Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
St. Andrews Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Walker Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Stowers Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Louisville Memorial Gardens (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Memorial Gardens The Louisville Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
Louisville Memorial Park Manslick Road Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Schardein Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Green Meadows Memorial Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Farnsley Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Risinger Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risinger Cemetery The Risinger Cemetery has also been known as:
Arnoldtown Cemetery Mt. Holly Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (432 more) ...
Mill Creek Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
South Jefferson Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Bethany Memorial Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Parkwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkwood, with the one closest to Parkwood listed first.
Valley Station (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
South Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
South Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Prestonia (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Prestonia is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia Louisville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Locust Point (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Parkland (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Parkland is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Okolona (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Orell (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Orell is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orell Meadow Lawn (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Meadow Lawn is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn Barrallton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Barrallton is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrallton Brooks (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Smyrna (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Smyrna is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Continue List (13 more) ...
Buechel (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Buechel is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel Clifton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Clifton is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Elizabeth (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkwood .
Newspapers Published in Parkwood ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkwood, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Parkwood.
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 Parkwood:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Jefferson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bullitt County Hardin County Meade County Nelson County Oldham County Shelby County Spencer County Clark County Crawford County Floyd County Harrison County Washington County Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Parkwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parkwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.