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 Solway (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 Solway. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Solway is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Harrison (IN), Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, Jefferson, Larue, Meade & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Solway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Solway:
- Hardin County (The home county of Solway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Pierce Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Limp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Hardin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Vertrees
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Eastview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Howe Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Old Stephensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- White Mills Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Franklin Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- White Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Constantine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Buras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Custer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Horn Back Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hardinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Pitt's Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Lebanon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- Welch's Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Bee Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sunfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Kyrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Stockholm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sweeden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Huff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lindseyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mammoth Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roundhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Big Clifty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leitchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Duff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Peonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Black Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Indian Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Wheelers Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Short Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Caneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Priceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Dogcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bonnieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Hammonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Logsdon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rowletts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Tonieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- White City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Mount Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Hillgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Guston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Garrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Haysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Buck Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Ekron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Grahamton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Lickskillet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Van Voorhis Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Olaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Horse Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Fordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Mauckport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glidas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Solway, see our County-by-County Page for Solway.
Cemeteries Near Solway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Solway.
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 Solway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Solway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sutzer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dellview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Fairfield Church Cemetery
- Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2345050 <2>
- Royalty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Comer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Solway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Solway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Solway, with the one closest to Solway listed first.
- Limp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Hardin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Constantine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Big Clifty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Howe Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- West Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Eveleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Stephensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Clarkson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Custer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Horntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Solway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Solway.
Newspapers Published in Solway ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Solway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Solway, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Solway.
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 websites either 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 Solway:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Ohio County
- Harrison County
- Perry 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 Solway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Solway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |