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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 Raley 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 Raley 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 Raley 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Raley Ford: Raley 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Raley Ford is located in Allen 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 Raley Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raley Ford:
- Allen County (The home county of Raley Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Halifax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Meador
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Pope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Mount Aerial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Petroleum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Oak Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Beckton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Haywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Etoile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Park City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Richelieu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Jetson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mammoth Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lindseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Kyrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Roundhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Stockholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sweeden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hart County
- Horse Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- South Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Schochoh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Fountain Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mount Hermon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mud Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Gamaliel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Gold City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Neosheo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Claypool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Alvaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Gotts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Drake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Plum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Smiths Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Woodburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Siloam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Frog Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Black Jack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Orlinda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sengtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Westmoreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Mitchellville
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Bledsoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bransford
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Rock Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Fountain Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Bethpage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raley Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Raley Ford.
Cemeteries Near Raley Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raley 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 Raley Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raley Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Agee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walthall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martinsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marthas Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- The Old Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenbriar Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Raley Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raley Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raley Ford, with the one closest to Raley Ford listed first.
- Halifax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Settle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Settle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle
- Motley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Claypool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Meador
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Hardcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardcastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
- Trammel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Polkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Three Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Scottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rodemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rodemer is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodemer
- Cedar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raley Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raley Ford.
Newspapers Published in Raley 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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raley Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raley Ford, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raley Ford.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Raley Ford:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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> | 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 Raley Ford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raley Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |