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 Romine (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 Romine. 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 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.
Romine is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Adair, Casey, Green, Larue & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Romine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Romine:
- Taylor County (The home county of Romine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Wright's
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Elk Horn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
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- Bengal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
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- Saloma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
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- Mannsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Mac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Maple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Coburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Kellyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
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- Cane Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Holmes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Absher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Knifley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Dunbar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
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- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garlin is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Slick Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Coral Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Kino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Forkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Aliceton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Atterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Dunnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Rheber
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Evans Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Phil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Rubert Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Honey Acre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Teddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Labascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Bakerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Dubre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Burkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dougan Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Grider
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
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- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Roachville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Exie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Liletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Pascal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Three Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Canmer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Rio
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Bunnell Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hammonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Rowletts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Munfordville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Gleanings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- White City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Jessietown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Salleetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Calvary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Greenbriar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Peck Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
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- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Belltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Bradfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raywick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Beaumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Stiles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gethsemane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Pulaski County
- Vinnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Russell Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Esto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Freedom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Long Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Romine, see our County-by-County Page for Romine.
Cemeteries Near Romine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Romine.
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 Romine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Romine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Green River Hill Confederate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Miller Negro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Molton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cane Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- New Robinson Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Romine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Romine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Romine, with the one closest to Romine listed first.
- Burdick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burdick is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Cane Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Wright's
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Whitewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewood is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
- Gresham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Absher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Elk Horn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Knifley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fry is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Casey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Romine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Romine.
Newspapers Published in Romine ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Romine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Romine, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Romine.
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 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 Romine:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Cumberland County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Pulaski County
- Russell 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 Romine, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Romine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |