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 Red Hill (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 Red Hill. 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 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.
Red Hill is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Harrison (IN), Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, Jefferson, Larue, Meade & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Red Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Hill:
- Hardin County (The home county of Red Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Dietz Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
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- Prichard Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Rose Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Vine Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Radcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rineyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kraft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Perryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Custer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Irvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Constantine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Buras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Garfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Raymond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Se Ree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Harned
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Union Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Pitt's Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Cupio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Lebanon Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bardstown Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shepherdsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hillview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Hebron Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Hunters Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Big Clifty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Fairdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- South Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Heritage Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- South Park View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Saint Dennis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Shively
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Tonieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Van Voorhis Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Grahamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Muldraugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flaherty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Lickskillet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Rock Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Hughes Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Garrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Pilcher Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Buck Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Maples Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Deatsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Bellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Cravens
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Samuels
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Samuels is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
- Blue Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Culvertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Hunters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Lenore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lenore is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
- Balltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Crawford County (IN)
- Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Floyd County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Laconia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mauckport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glidas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- New Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Valley City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Locust Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- New Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Corydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Red Hill.
Cemeteries Near Red Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Hill.
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 Red Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Stithon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Hardin Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vine Grove East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Calvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Red Hill had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Vine Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grahamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Flaherty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Muldraugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rineyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Pitt's Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Garrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Saint John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Evans Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
- Hillgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Elizabethtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Hill.
Newspapers Published in Red Hill ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Red Hill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Perry 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 Red Hill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |