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 Penrod (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 Penrod. 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 and hospitals 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.
Penrod is located in Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County: Butler, Christian, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Ohio & Todd.
Below are the counties that are near Penrod. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penrod:
- Muhlenberg County (The home county of Penrod)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Dunmor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Beechmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Beech Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Rosewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Browder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drakesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Skilesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Nonnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Harreldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Quality
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Provo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Dunbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mining City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richelieu
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Bluff Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crofton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Empire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Pembroke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nortonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Mortons Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Earlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Agnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Justice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Gordonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sacramento
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Echols
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Ceralvo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Cromwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Centertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Beaver Dam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Select
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Beda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Clifty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Sharon Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Kirkmansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Allegre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Hadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Richardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penrod, see our County-by-County Page for Penrod.
Cemeteries Near Penrod ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penrod.
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 Penrod - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penrod covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Penrod Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Ridge General Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dearmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McPhearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Browder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Browder Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Browder.
- The Browder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoads Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73181 <2>
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ennis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ennis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963088 <2>
- Shutt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Vaughn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Penrod had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penrod, with the one closest to Penrod listed first.
- Dunmor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Harreldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Deer Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Drakesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Skilesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spa is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa
- Bevier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Clifty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penrod. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penrod.
Newspapers Published in Penrod ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penrod.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penrod, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penrod.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Penrod:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Muhlenberg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Ohio County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Penrod) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Penrod, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |