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 Port Oliver Ford (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 Port Oliver Ford. 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 Port Oliver Ford ...
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 Port Oliver Ford: Prt. Oliver Frd.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Port Oliver Ford is primarily located in Allen County. A portion of Port Oliver Ford extends into Barren 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 Allen County: Barren, Monroe, Simpson, Warren, Macon (TN) & Sumner (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Port Oliver Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Oliver Ford:
- Allen County (The home county of Port Oliver Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Meador
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Yesse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Oak Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Pope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Petroleum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beckton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Etoile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Park City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Coral Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Cave City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Mammoth Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stockholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Lindseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Kyrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Huff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roundhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Horse Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Logsdon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Rowletts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Cub Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Three Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Dogcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Bunnell Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Munfordville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- South Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Summer Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Knob Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Cedar Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Fountain Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Akersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mud Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Gamaliel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Gold City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Claypool
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Smiths Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gotts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Alvaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Drake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Plum Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Bowling Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Woodburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Clementsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Frog Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Green Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Meadorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Red Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Black Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Westmoreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sengtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Bledsoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Mitchellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rock Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Bethpage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Oliver Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Port Oliver Ford.
Cemeteries Near Port Oliver Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Oliver Ford.
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 Port Oliver Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Oliver Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Old Forest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Harston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh General Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Agee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Combs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Port Oliver Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Oliver Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Oliver Ford, with the one closest to Port Oliver Ford listed first.
- Meador
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Gainesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Settle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Settle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Hydro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hydro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Three Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Claypool
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Motley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Oliver Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Oliver Ford.
Newspapers Published in Port Oliver Ford ...
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 Port Oliver Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Oliver Ford, 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 Port Oliver Ford.
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 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 Port Oliver Ford:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Edmonson County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Clay County
- Macon 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Oliver Ford) 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 Port Oliver Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |