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 Savoyard (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 Savoyard. 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 doctors and 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.
Savoyard is located in Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County: Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Savoyard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Savoyard:
- Metcalfe County (The home county of Savoyard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Keltner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Pickett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Kemp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Weed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Nell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Gradyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Toria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Sparksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Breeding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Bliss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Meador
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Kino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Cave City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Highland Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Dubre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Grider
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Bakerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Cloyds Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Dougan Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Burkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Stockholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rhoda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kyrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Grayson County
- Wheelers Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Liletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Gabe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Roachville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Upton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sonora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Spurrier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Pascal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hardyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Horse Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rowletts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Munfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mud Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Tompkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meshack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Fountain Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson County
- Stiles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Bengal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mac
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Wright's
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Elk Horn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Savoyard, see our County-by-County Page for Savoyard.
Cemeteries Near Savoyard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Savoyard.
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 Savoyard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Savoyard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- The Bowles Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nunn - Bowles Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2471325 <2>
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cassady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ennies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hiseville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Houk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Savoyard had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Savoyard, with the one closest to Savoyard listed first.
- Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Knob Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Hiseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Crailhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Coral Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Pascal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Uno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uno is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Goodnight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Liletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Donansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Savoyard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Savoyard.
Newspapers Published in Savoyard ...
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 Savoyard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Savoyard, 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 Savoyard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Savoyard:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Metcalfe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue 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> | 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Savoyard) 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 Savoyard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |