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 South Campbellsville (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 South Campbellsville. 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.
Name Variations for South Campbellsville ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Campbellsville: S. Campbellsville
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
South Campbellsville is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Adair, Casey, Green, Larue & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near South Campbellsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Campbellsville:
- Taylor County (The home county of South Campbellsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Campbellsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elk Horn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
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- Wright's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
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- Saloma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
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- Mannsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
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- Bengal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
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- Mac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
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- Maple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
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- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Speck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Speck is located in Adair County
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- Feathersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
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- Coburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Holmes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
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- Kellyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
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- Knifley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
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- Cane Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
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- Casey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
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- Absher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Absher is located in Adair County
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- Dunbar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
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- Barnett Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
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- Christine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christine is located in Adair County
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- Neatsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
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- Barren County
- Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Aliceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
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- Forkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
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- Brumfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
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- Craintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
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- Mitchellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
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- Parksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
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- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Atterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
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- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
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- Rheber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
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- Evans Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
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- Dunnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
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- Rubert Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
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- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
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- Cantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
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- Labascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
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- Teddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
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- Evona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Evona is located in Casey County
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- Gilpin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
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- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Roachville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roachville is located in Green County
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- Greensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Green County
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- Gabe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Green County
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- Allendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Green County
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- Exie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
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- Liletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
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- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Pascal
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
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- Canmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
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- Three Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
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- Hardyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
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- Hammonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bunnell Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
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- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Gleanings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
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- Mount Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
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- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
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- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
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- White City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
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- Hodgenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Hustonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
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- Milledgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
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- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
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- Jessietown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
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- Salleetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
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- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Marion County
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- Greenbriar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
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- Peck Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
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- Calvary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
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- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
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- Belltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
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- Bradfordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Raywick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
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- Mercer County
- Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
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- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
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- Knob Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
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- Edmonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Stiles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
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- Howardstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
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- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
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- Gethsemane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
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- New Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
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- Greenbrier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
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- Culvertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
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- Balltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
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- Botland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
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- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Russell Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Esto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
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- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
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- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Manton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Manton is located in Washington County
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- Saint Catharine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
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- Fredericktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
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- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Booker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Booker is located in Washington County
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- Litsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Campbellsville, see our County-by-County Page for South Campbellsville.
Cemeteries Near South Campbellsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Campbellsville.
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 South Campbellsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Campbellsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reid's Chapel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Robinson Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller Negro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shively Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jesus Name Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Name Church Cemetery
- The Jesus Name Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Full Gospel Tabernacle Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gaddis Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rafferty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 South Campbellsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Campbellsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Campbellsville, with the one closest to South Campbellsville listed first.
- Campbellsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elk Horn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Burdick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burdick is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Whitewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewood is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
- Spurlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spurlington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlington
- Saloma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Mannsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Finley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Knifley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Willowtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willowtown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pitman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Greensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Campbellsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Campbellsville.
Newspapers Published in South Campbellsville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Campbellsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Campbellsville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Campbellsville.
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 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 South Campbellsville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Russell 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 South Campbellsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Campbellsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |