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 Petros (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 Petros. 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 hospitals 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.
Petros is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Petros. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petros:
- Warren County (The home county of Petros)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Rockfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Woodburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Springhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Drake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Alvaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Plum Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Richardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Gotts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Anna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Claypool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Trammel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Halfway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Red Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Halifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Meador
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adolphus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Lucas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Richelieu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Quality
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Harreldsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Dunbar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Morgantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jetson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mining City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Aberdeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Provo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Roundhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Rhoda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Rocky Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Lindseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sunfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Sweeden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- South Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schochoh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lost City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Cave Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Adairville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Ferguson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Gordonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Agnes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Dunmor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Belton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Ennis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Beechmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Salmons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gold City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Neosheo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Black Jack
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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 Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Sharon Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Black Jack
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Orlinda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mulloy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Barren Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- White House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Mitchellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sengtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fountain Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- New Deal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Hall Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Rock Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- South Tunnel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petros, see our County-by-County Page for Petros.
Cemeteries Near Petros ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petros.
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 Petros - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petros covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Felts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gasper River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bibbs Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isaac Stephens Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Franklin.
- The Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franklin Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Shady Rest Cemetery
- Shadyrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74144 <3>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Petros in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petros.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Petros, with the one closest to Petros listed first.
- Rockfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- South Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rich Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rich Pond is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
- Woodburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Memphis Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Gasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gasper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Costelow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Costelow is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costelow
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gold City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Temperance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Petros. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petros.
Newspapers Published in Petros ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petros.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petros, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petros.
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 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 Petros:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Todd 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> | 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- Petros) 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 Petros, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |