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 Schley (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 Schley. 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.
Schley is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Warren & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Schley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schley:
- Logan County (The home county of Schley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Adairville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Schochoh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Ferguson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lost City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Allen County
- Mount Aerial
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Richelieu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Harreldsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Dunmor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Prices Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Black Jack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Salmons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Guthrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allegre
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Clifty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Woodburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Drake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Cheatham County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Pleasant View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Henrietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Lockertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Cheap Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Neptune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ashland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Marrowbone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Davidson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgetop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Port Royal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Sango
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Oak Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Swan Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Saint Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Wingate West
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Stryker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Liverworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Barren Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orlinda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Flewellyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Cross Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Jernigan Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Stroudville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Calistia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Mitchellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- New Deal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Walnut Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hall Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Millersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Cottontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Goodlettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schley, see our County-by-County Page for Schley.
Cemeteries Near Schley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schley.
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 Schley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith - Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dozier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stark - Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brakefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (738 more) ...
- Barbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hummer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Schley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Dot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dot is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Adairville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Keysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Barren Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Olmstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Schochoh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinneys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kinneys is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneys
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Prices Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Forts ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forts is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
- Hubertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hubertville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubertville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schley.
Newspapers Published in Schley ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schley, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schley.
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 Schley:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Sumner 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> | 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 Schley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Schley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |