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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 Rogersville (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 Rogersville. 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.
Rogersville 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 Rogersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rogersville:
- Hardin County (The home county of Rogersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Radcliff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vine Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dietz Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Prichard Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
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- Rose Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Rineyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Kraft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Colesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Tunnel Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Dyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Custer
(18 miles [29 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
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Buras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Garfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Raymond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Harned
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Se Ree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville 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
- Lebanon Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cupio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Bardstown Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lotus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Brooks
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Big Clifty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Leitchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Hammonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Priceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Prairie Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Valley Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- South Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Heritage Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- South Park View
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Okolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shively
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Roanoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Tonieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Gleanings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Mount Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Holy Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Dant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Gandertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Nerinx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Saint Francis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Van Voorhis Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Grahamton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Flaherty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Muldraugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Garrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Hughes Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
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- Rock Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
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- Maples Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Buck Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Pilcher Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 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 Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Deatsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Bellwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Cravens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Samuels
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Samuels is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
- Blue Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Culvertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Balltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Hunters
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Bourbon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
- Washington County
- Manton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Laconia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mauckport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dogwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Glidas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Locust Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- New Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Valley City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- New Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rogersville, see our County-by-County Page for Rogersville.
Cemeteries Near Rogersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rogersville.
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 Rogersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rogersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- North Hardin Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gunning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vine Grove East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stithon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Atcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maffet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Rogersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rogersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
- Vine Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rineyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Flaherty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Saint John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Muldraugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- 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
- Cecilia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lebanon Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Garrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rogersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rogersville.
Newspapers Published in Rogersville ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rogersville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rogersville.
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 Rogersville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hart County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Washington County
- Harrison 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 Rogersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Rogersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |