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 Prosperity (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 Prosperity. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prosperity is located in Edmonson 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 Edmonson County: Barren, Butler, Grayson, Hart & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Prosperity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prosperity:
- Edmonson County (The home county of Prosperity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Bee Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Kyrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Huff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Roundhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stockholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rhoda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Mammoth Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rocky Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Allen County
- Meador
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Highland Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rocky Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Falls-of-Rough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Se Ree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Glen Dean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Buras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Westview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Dyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Vanzant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Custer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McQuady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Whittinghill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Welch's Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mining City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Richelieu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Peonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Leitchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Higdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Caneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Wheelers Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Duff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Big Clifty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Spurrier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Limp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Hardin Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Seven Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Pierce Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- White Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Eastview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Upton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Dogcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Priceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Logsdon Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Bonnieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Munfordville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hammonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Hardyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Select
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Olaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rosine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cromwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Fordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Anna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Rockland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Bowling Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Gotts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Springhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Claypool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prosperity, see our County-by-County Page for Prosperity.
Cemeteries Near Prosperity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prosperity.
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 Prosperity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prosperity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Vincent Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- John Stevenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Stevenson Cemetery
- The John Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meredith - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Merideth Family Cemetery
- merideth - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228941 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kyrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cove Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- William Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Prosperity in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prosperity.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prosperity, with the one closest to Prosperity listed first.
- Bee Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South
- Sunfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Anneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Nash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nash is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Big Reedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
- Peonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ready
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Reedyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prosperity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prosperity.
Newspapers Published in Prosperity ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prosperity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prosperity, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prosperity.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Prosperity:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Edmonson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Ohio County
- Warren 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 Prosperity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prosperity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |