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 Pitman (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 Pitman. 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 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.
Pitman is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Adair, Casey, Green, Larue & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Pitman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pitman:
- Taylor County (The home county of Pitman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Mac
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Maple
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Saloma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Wright's
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Acton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mannsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Coburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Kellyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kemp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Cane Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Holmes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Speck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Pickett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Feathersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Knifley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Absher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Cave City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Aliceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Forkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Atterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Rheber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Evans Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Dunnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Grayson County
- Wheelers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Summersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roachville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Exie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Upton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sonora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Nolin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Gaithers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Younger Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Rio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Pascal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Hammonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Hardyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Three Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Bunnell Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Bonnieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Munfordville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Gleanings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- White City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hodgenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Tonieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Jessietown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Raywick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Phillipsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Belltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Calvary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Frogtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Salleetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Greenbriar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Peck Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Saint Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Stiles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gethsemane
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Balltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Nelsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Botland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Bardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Manton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Saint Catharine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Booker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pitman, see our County-by-County Page for Pitman.
Cemeteries Near Pitman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pitman.
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 Pitman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pitman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Skaggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cowherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- DeWitt and Loyall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt and Loyall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the DeWitt and Loyall Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Summersville.
- The DeWitt and Loyall Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeWitt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73688 <3>
- Chaudoin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Family Burial Grounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Summersville.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hudson & Hall Cemetery
- Old Wheat Cemetery
- Wheat / Hudson / Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Halls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Pitman had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pitman, with the one closest to Pitman listed first.
- Coakley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Summersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Saloma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Maple
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Allendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Wright's
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Willowtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowtown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
- Whitewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewood is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
- Lobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lobb is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobb
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Attilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Attilla is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attilla
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burdick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burdick is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Hudgins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hudgins is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Webbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webbs is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pitman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pitman.
Newspapers Published in Pitman ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pitman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pitman, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pitman.
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 Pitman:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Washington 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pitman) 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 Pitman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |