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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 Powder 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 Powder 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 Powder 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 Powder Mill: Powder Ml. (or less commonly used: Powder Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Powder Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Powder 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.
Powder Mill is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Powder Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powder Mill:
- Hart County (The home county of Powder Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
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- Canmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Hardyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Pascal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Bonnieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Munfordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Rowletts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Logsdon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Horse Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Keltner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Kemp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Pickett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Portland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Milltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Coburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Kellyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Cane Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Gradyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Weed
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Holmes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Bliss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Cave City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Highland Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Slick Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Park City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Kino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Eighty Eight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Beckton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Mammoth Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Kyrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Big Clifty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Peonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Allendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Greensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Roachville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Glendale Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Nolin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Seven Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Star Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- White Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Gaithers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gleanings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Tonieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Raywick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Jessietown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Dant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Saint Francis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Phillipsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Belltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Frogtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Mary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Stiles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Blue Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Nelsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Balltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Mac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Maple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wright's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Saloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Campbellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mannsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powder Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Powder Mill.
Cemeteries Near Powder Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powder 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 Powder Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powder Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- McCubbin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kessler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Akin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dobson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whitlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Curry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jaggers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Powder Mill had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Powder Mill, with the one closest to Powder Mill listed first.
- Hudgins
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hudgins is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lobb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lobb is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobb
- Pike View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
- Canmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Defries
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Defries is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defries
- Hinesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hinesdale is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesdale
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Allendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Donansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
- Webbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Powder Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powder Mill.
Newspapers Published in Powder 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powder Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powder Mill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powder Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Powder Mill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Powder Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powder Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |