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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Sirocco during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Sirocco was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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 Sirocco (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 Sirocco. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Sirocco is located in Meade County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meade County: Crawford (IN), Harrison (IN), Perry (IN), Breckinridge & Hardin.

Below are the counties that are near Sirocco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sirocco:

  • Meade County     (The home county of Sirocco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Payneville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneville
      • Payneville is located in Meade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payneville <3>
    • Lodale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
      • Lodale is located in Meade County
    • Liberty
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Meade County
    • Midway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Meade County
    • Cold Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cold Springs is located in Meade County
    • Brandenburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
      • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <3>
    • Eastwood Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
      • Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County
    • Battletown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
      • Battletown is located in Meade County
    • Andyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
      • Andyville is located in Meade County
    • Haysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
      • Haysville is located in Meade County
    • Ekron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
      • Ekron is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Guston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
      • Guston is located in Meade County
  • Breckinridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Raymond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
    • Irvington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <3>
    • Webster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Breckinridge County
    • Union Star
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
      • Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
    • Ammons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
      • Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
    • Garfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
    • Stephensport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
      • Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
    • Custer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hardinsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harned
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harned have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harned
      • Harned is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harned <3>
    • Dyer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
    • Buras
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
      • Buras is located in Breckinridge County
  • Bullitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Cupio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
      • Cupio is located in Bullitt County
    • Brooks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Bullitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooks <3>
    • Shepherdsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
      • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <3>
  • Grayson County
    • Indian Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
      • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Hawesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Patesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
      • Patesville is located in Hancock County
    • Cabot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Cabot is located in Hancock County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Rose Terrace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
      • Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
    • West Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Prichard Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prichard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
      • Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
    • Dietz Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dietz Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
      • Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
    • Vine Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
      • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <3>
    • Vertrees
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vertrees have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
      • Vertrees is located in Hardin County
    • Perryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Hardin County
    • Radcliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
      • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <3>
    • Howe Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
      • Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
    • Rineyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kraft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kraft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
      • Kraft is located in Hardin County
    • Franklin Cross Roads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
      • Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Kosmosdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
      • Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
    • Valley Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Station
      • Valley Station is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Station <3>
    • Pleasure Ridge Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasure Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
      • Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Prairie Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
      • Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Saint Dennis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
      • Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
    • Shively
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairdale <3>
    • Hollyvilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollyvilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
      • Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
  • Crawford County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Alton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Fredonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Leavenworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jericho
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Beechwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Carefree
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carefree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
      • Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Sulphur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Pilot Knob
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
      • Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • West Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
      • West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Grantsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
      • Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Milltown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Milltown is located in Crawford County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <3>
    • English
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Crawford County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <3>
  • Floyd County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Galena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Floyd County (IN)
    • Greenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Floyd County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
  • Harrison County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Mauckport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
      • Mauckport is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <3>
    • Glidas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
      • Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • New Amsterdam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
      • New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Valley City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Central
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Laconia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
      • Laconia is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <3>
    • Dogwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
      • Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Corydon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Corydon is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <3>
    • New Middletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middletown
      • New Middletown is located in Harrison County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Middletown <3>
    • Elizabeth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenchtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
      • Frenchtown is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Corydon Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
      • Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Perry County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.
    • Magnet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
      • Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Derby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <3>
    • Rome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Gerald
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
      • Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Leopold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Branchville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Lilly Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
      • Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Tobinsport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
      • Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Apalona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
      • Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Saint Croix
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Croix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix
      • Saint Croix is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Croix <3>
    • Ranger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Cannelton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
      • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <3>
  • Washington County (IN)
    • Fredericksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Washington County (IN)
      • Estimated population in 2013: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sirocco, see our County-by-County Page for Sirocco.

Newspapers Published in Sirocco ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sirocco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sirocco, 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 Sirocco.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sirocco:

Cemeteries Near Sirocco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sirocco.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sirocco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.

  • Richardson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
  • Bell Knob Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Knob Cemetery
  • Atwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwell Cemetery
  • Sandy Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Hill Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
  • Greer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
  • Cap Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cap Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cap Anderson Cemetery
  • Mt. Merino Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Merino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Merino Cemetery
  • Chism Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chism Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chism Cemetery
  • Bruner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruner Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Johnston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
  • Continue List   (413 more) ...
    • Ditto Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ditto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ditto Cemetery
    • Barr Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barr Cemetery
    • Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sirocco had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sirocco, with the one closest to Sirocco listed first.

  • Payneville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneville
    • Payneville is located in Meade County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payneville <3>
  • Mauckport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
    • Mauckport is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <3>
  • Battletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
    • Battletown is located in Meade County
  • Brandenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
    • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <3>
  • Ekron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
    • Ekron is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Andyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
    • Andyville is located in Meade County
  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Breckinridge County
  • Irvington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <3>
  • New Amsterdam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
    • New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Guston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
    • Guston is located in Meade County
  • Brandenburg Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Station
    • Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County
  • Valley City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
    • Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Rhodelia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
      • Rhodelia is located in Meade County
    • Lodiburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodiburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
      • Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
    • Hillgrove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
      • Hillgrove is located in Meade County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sirocco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sirocco.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Sirocco and then turned west". While Sirocco could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Sirocco as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sirocco could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Kentucky community named Sirocco.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sirocco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sirocco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9892, Longitude: -86.2722       In this case, the coordinates for Sirocco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sirocco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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