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 Snap (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 Snap. 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.
Snap is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Snap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snap:
- Grayson County (The home county of Snap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Higdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Wheelers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Clarkson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Leitchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Millwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Duff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Caneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Highland Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Beckton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Coral Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Constantine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- McDaniels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Buras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Se Ree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Custer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Falls-of-Rough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Harned
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Whittinghill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Welch's Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Jetson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Stockholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Bee Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sunfish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mammoth Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Rhoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Roundhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rocky Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Spurrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Limp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Eastview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Upton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Old Stephensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Dogcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Winesap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Hammonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Horse Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Bunnell Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tonieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- White City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Big Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Arnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Richardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Plum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Gotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snap, see our County-by-County Page for Snap.
Cemeteries Near Snap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snap.
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 Snap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Logsdon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Decker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Craddock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wooden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carbytown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- John Stevenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Stevenson Cemetery
- The John Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meredith - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Merideth Family Cemetery
- merideth - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228941 <2>
- Copelin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Snap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snap, with the one closest to Snap listed first.
- Higdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Wax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Peonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Anneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
- Dogcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Horntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Grayson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Lines Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Wheelers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- West Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Clarkson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cub Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Big Clifty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snap.
Newspapers Published in Snap ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snap, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snap.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Snap:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Snap, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |