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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 Pierce Mill (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 Pierce Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Pierce Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pierce Mill: Pierce Ml. (or less commonly used: Pierce Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pierce Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pierce Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Pierce Mill is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Harrison (IN), Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, Jefferson, Larue, Meade & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Pierce Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pierce Mill:
- Hardin County (The home county of Pierce Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Limp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
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- Hardin Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Vertrees
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
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- Howe Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Eastview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Old Stephensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- White Mills Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Franklin Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Constantine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Buras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Custer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Horn Back Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Garfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Pitt's Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Lebanon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cupio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Butler County
- Welch's Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Bee Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunfish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Kyrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Stockholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sweeden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Huff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lindseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Roundhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Big Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leitchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Higdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Black Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Short Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Wheelers Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Cabot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Priceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Dogcreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bonnieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Winesap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Tonieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roanoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- White City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Big Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Hillgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Guston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Garrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Haysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Buck Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Ekron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Grahamton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Lickskillet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Nelson County
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Olaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Fordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Mauckport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glidas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pierce Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Pierce Mill.
Cemeteries Near Pierce Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pierce Mill.
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 Pierce Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pierce Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Royalty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCamish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Comer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sutzer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pierce Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pierce Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pierce Mill, with the one closest to Pierce Mill listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Constantine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Howe Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Eveleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Big Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Custer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- West Clifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Stephensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Leitchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pierce Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pierce Mill.
Newspapers Published in Pierce Mill ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierce Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pierce Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pierce Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pierce Mill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Ohio County
- Harrison County
- Perry 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> | 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 Pierce Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |