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 Segal (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 Segal. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Segal is located in Edmonson 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 Edmonson County: Barren, Butler, Grayson, Hart & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Segal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Segal:
- Edmonson County (The home county of Segal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Huff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Roundhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Lindseyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Sweeden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rhoda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Meador
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Trammel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Cedar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Pope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Highland Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cave City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beckton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rocky Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Haywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lucas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Falls-of-Rough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Whittinghill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Richelieu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Mining City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Caneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Peonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Spring Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Leitchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Higdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Clarkson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Tousey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Spurrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Hardin Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Seven Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Dogcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Priceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Horse Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Munfordville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Bonnieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- South Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muhlenberg County
- Skilesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Select
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Horse Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cromwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Rosine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Plum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Smiths Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Gotts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Springhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Claypool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Segal, see our County-by-County Page for Segal.
Cemeteries Near Segal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Segal.
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 Segal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Segal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Gravel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Honakers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Threlkel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hawks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vincent Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Threlkel - McClung Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green River Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<5>
While we didn't find Segal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Segal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Segal, with the one closest to Segal listed first.
- Reedyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Huff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Big Reedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Nash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nash is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Girkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girkin
- Shrewsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Segal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Segal.
Newspapers Published in Segal ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Segal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Segal, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Segal.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Segal:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Edmonson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Roundhill and Anna. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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- Segal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Segal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |