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 Shetland (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 Shetland. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Shetland is located in Woodford 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 Woodford County: Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Mercer & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Shetland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shetland:
- Woodford County (The home county of Shetland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Hunter Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Nugent Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Mortonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
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- Milner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Tyrone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- McBrayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alton Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Avenstoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Ashbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Sparrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Clintonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Kiserton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Shawhan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Faulconer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Atoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
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- Davis Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- West Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
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- Perryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Pine Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Elk Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Yarnallton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Donerail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Woodlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Farmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buttimer Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Elmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Bryantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Nina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Harrison County
- Rutland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Lockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- Pleasureville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Keene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Brannon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Logana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Castle ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Castle is located in Lawrence County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Cuzick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Valley View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Edenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Blue Grass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Cottonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Million
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Newby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Ruthton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
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- Redhouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Salvisa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vanarsdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Braxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
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- Burgin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
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- Harrodsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tablow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
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- Cornishville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
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- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
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- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
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- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Nelson County
- Chaplin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Tacketts Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- New
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New is located in Owen County
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- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Natlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- New Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
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- Hesler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Zion Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Herdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Lancelot Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- White Sulphur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Sand Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Lick is located in Scott County
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- Watkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watkinsville is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Harrisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Hatton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Waddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Consolation
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
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- Bagdad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
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- Christianburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
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- Southville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
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- Cropper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cropper is located in Shelby County
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- Shelbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Mount Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
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- Little Mount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Seaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
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- Sharpsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Tatham Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
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- Pulliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
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- Willisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
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- Brush Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
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- Mackville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shetland, see our County-by-County Page for Shetland.
Cemeteries Near Shetland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shetland.
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 Shetland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shetland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Rose Crest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Versailles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Polk Memorial Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Grass Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willhoyt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Gray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 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 Shetland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shetland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shetland, with the one closest to Shetland listed first.
- Hunter Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Versailles
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pisgah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bonita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Fort Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Spring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Mortonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonsville
- Pinckard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- Elk Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Faywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
- Keene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Elkhorn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
- Yarnallton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnallton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Payne's Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne's Depot
- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyrone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shetland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shetland.
Newspapers Published in Shetland ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shetland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shetland, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shetland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shetland:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Woodford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Boyle County
- Clark County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Henry County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Nelson County
- Owen County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- Washington 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 Shetland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shetland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |