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 Saint Paul (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 Saint Paul. 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.
Name Variations for Saint Paul ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Paul: St. Paul
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Paul. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Paul.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Saint Paul is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Paul. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Paul:
- Grayson County (The home county of Saint Paul)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Big Clifty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leitchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Black Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Duff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Wheelers Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Shrewsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Short Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Barren County
- Highland Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Constantine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Horn Back Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Buras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Custer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Se Ree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- McDaniels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Falls-of-Rough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Bee Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kyrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sunfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Stockholm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sweeden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mammoth Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roundhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rhoda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Limp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Hardin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Pierce Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Eastview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- White Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Spurrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Vertrees
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Old Stephensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Flint Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Dogcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Priceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Cub Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Hammonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Logsdon Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Bunnell Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Tonieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Mount Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- White City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Big Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Hillgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Guston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Garrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Haysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Buck Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Grahamton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Ekron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Van Voorhis Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Lickskillet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Arnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Fordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rosine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Paul, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Paul.
Cemeteries Near Saint Paul ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Paul.
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 Saint Paul - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Paul covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dellview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Royalty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
- The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Memory Gardens
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Saint Paul in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Paul.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- West Clifty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Big Clifty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Limp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Clarkson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hardin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Grayson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Horntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Leitchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eveleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Constantine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Higdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- White Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Peonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Paul. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Paul.
Newspapers Published in Saint Paul ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Paul.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Paul, 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 Saint Paul.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Saint Paul:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Ohio 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 Saint Paul, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Paul) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |