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 Rodemer (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 Rodemer. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Rodemer 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 Rodemer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rodemer:
- Allen County (The home county of Rodemer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Petroleum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adolphus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Oak Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Trammel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Yesse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Mount Aerial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lucas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Etoile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Beckton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Haywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nobob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Eighty Eight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Kino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- South Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Fountain Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Akersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mount Hermon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Gamaliel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mud Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Tompkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Gold City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Black Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Neosheo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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 Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Claypool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Alvaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Gotts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Plum Springs
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Rockfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Springhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Smiths Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Hermitage Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Clementsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Red Boiling Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Mill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Black Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Cross Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Orlinda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Pleasant Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Westmoreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sengtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Bledsoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Bransford
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Bethpage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chipman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Fountain Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Mitchellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Trousdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Hartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johntown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Wilson County (TN)
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rodemer, see our County-by-County Page for Rodemer.
Cemeteries Near Rodemer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rodemer.
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 Rodemer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rodemer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Oak Forest MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nancy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Scottsville.
- The Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1998162 <2>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (557 more) ...
- Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rodemer had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rodemer, with the one closest to Rodemer listed first.
- Petroleum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Adolphus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alonzo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Barefoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barefoot is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Trammel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- New Roe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Roe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roe
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Mount Aerial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Westmoreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rodemer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rodemer.
Newspapers Published in Rodemer ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rodemer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rodemer, 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 Rodemer.
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 Rodemer:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Edmonson County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Clay County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson 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> | 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- Rodemer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Rodemer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |