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 Seymour (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 Seymour. 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 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.
Seymour is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Seymour. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seymour:
- Hart County (The home county of Seymour)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Three Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Bunnell Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Pascal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Horse Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hardyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Rowletts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Canmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Munfordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Logsdon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Keltner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Pickett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Kemp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Nell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Weed
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Milltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Gradyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Toria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Bliss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Breeding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Sparksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Meador
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Cedar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- 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 Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Highland Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Park City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Eighty Eight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Beckton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Dubre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Mammoth Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stockholm
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rocky Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kyrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Liletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Gabe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Roachville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Upton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Sonora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Spurrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Nolin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Glendale Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- White Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tonieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gleanings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mud Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Stiles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Mac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Wright's
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Maple
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Campbellsville
(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
- Elk Horn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Claypool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seymour, see our County-by-County Page for Seymour.
Cemeteries Near Seymour ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seymour.
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 Seymour - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seymour covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Warder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ennies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hiseville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCubbin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Hiser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Seymour had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Uno
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Uno is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Three Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Hiseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Savoyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Pascal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Horse Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goodnight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Crailhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Rowletts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coral Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Knob Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Canmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seymour. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seymour.
Newspapers Published in Seymour ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seymour.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seymour, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seymour.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Seymour:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Metcalfe 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> | 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 Seymour, 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' (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- Seymour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |