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 Rex (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 Rex. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rex is located in Hart County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Rex. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rex:
- Hart County (The home county of Rex)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Bunnell Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
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- Hardyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Pascal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Canmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rowletts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Munfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Bonnieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Keltner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Pickett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Milltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Weed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Gradyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Nell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Coburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Cane Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Kellyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Bliss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Cave City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Highland Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Slick Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Oil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kino
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Eighty Eight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Beckton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Cumberland County
- Dubre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stockholm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rocky Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kyrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Bee Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Big Clifty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Liletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Gabe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Greensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Roachville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Upton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sonora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Spurrier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Nolin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Glendale Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Star Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tonieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gleanings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Jessietown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Raywick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beaumont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Monroe County
- Mount Hermon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Stiles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Mac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Wright's
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Maple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Campbellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saloma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Elk Horn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rex, see our County-by-County Page for Rex.
Cemeteries Near Rex ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rex.
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 Rex - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rex covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Riordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ennies Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCubbin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mercer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sydnor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Conyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halltown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Rex in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rex.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rex, with the one closest to Rex listed first.
- Uno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uno is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Pascal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seymour is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Canmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hinesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hinesdale is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesdale
- Defries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Defries is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defries
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Woodsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodsonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsonville
- Rowletts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Horse Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crailhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Munfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rex. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rex.
Newspapers Published in Rex ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rex.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rex, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rex.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rex:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor 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> | 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 Rex, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rex) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |