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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 Providence (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 Providence. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Providence is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Bourbon, Estill, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Powell.
Below are the counties that are near Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence:
- Clark County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Boonesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Peeled Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Little Slate Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Hooktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Austerlitz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Clintonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Little Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Kiserton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Jackstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Millersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shawhan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyle County
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Winston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Spears
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Nina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Stone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
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- Cartersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
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- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jackson County
- Kerby Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Logana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Pollard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Brannon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hanly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Little Hickman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
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- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Redhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Doylesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- Blue Grass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
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- College Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Valley View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Reeds Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
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- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Million
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Means
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Rothwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Grassy Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Levee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Judy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Spencer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Jeffersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Carlisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Westbend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
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- Virden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Powell Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
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- Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
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- Waltersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
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- Clay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Piggville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
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- Paint Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
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- Vaughns Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- Morris Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
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- Old Clay City Road
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
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- Hatton Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rockcastle County
- Disputanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- New Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Zion Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Indian Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Lancelot Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
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- Cranetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Faywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Davistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Wallace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Nonesuch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Providence.
Cemeteries Near Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence.
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 Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Old Stone Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Daniel Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Block Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarmont Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Howard - Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Dumford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dunaway Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Providence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Providence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Elkin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Clark County
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- Flanagan
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flanagan is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Becknerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Becknerville is located in Clark County
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- Colby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colby is located in Clark County
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- Hunt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Clark County
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- Tebbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tebbs is located in Clark County
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- Redhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Doylesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- Wyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Ruckerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruckerville is located in Clark County
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- Chilesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.
Newspapers Published in Providence ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Providence.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Providence:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Boyle County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Nicholas County
- Powell County
- Rockcastle County
- Scott County
- Woodford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |