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 Springfield (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 Springfield. 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 Springfield ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Springfield was referred to as Springfield Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Springfield. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Springfield.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Springfield is located in Washington County and is the County Seat.
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 Washington County: Anderson, Marion, Mercer & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Springfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springfield:
- Washington County (The home county of Springfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Saint Catharine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Catharine is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Litsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Litsey is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Thompsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Booker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Booker is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Mackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mackville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fredericktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Willisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manton is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Jenkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jenkinsville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Brush Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brush Grove is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Pulliam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pulliam is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Feathersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Speck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Casey Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Knifley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Sparrow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Van Buren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Ashbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Sinai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
- Glensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Anderson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Fox Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Birdie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- McBrayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer
- Lawrenceburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Station
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Craintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Aliceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Perryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brumfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Mitchellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Forkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Needmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Parksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Wilsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Alum Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Davis Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Lotus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Solitude
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Clermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Mount Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Butchertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Atterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Garrard County
- Bryantsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Hardin County
- Younger Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Jessamine County
- High Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Gleanings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- White City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White City was located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Hodgenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Milledgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Hustonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chicken Bristle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- McKinney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Turnersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Simstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simstown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simstown
- Poplar Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
- Burkes Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Penick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Gandertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Saint Mary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nerinx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Gravel Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Belltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Frogtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Dixville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Cornishville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Nevada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Tablow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Harrodsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mayo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- McAfee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Vanarsdell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Braxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Botland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Chaplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Bardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bardstown
- Bardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Balltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Nazareth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Withrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Withrow is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Culvertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Harrisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Southville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Figgs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Mount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Mount Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden
- Yoder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Normandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Saloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Mannsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Maple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Acton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Campbellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Elk Horn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bengal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Wright's
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Mundys Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing
- Nonesuch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springfield, see our County-by-County Page for Springfield.
Cemeteries Near Springfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springfield.
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 Springfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ivos Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cocanougher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Agustines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ryder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Settle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springfield had a population of 642 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Springfield had a population of 2,987 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Valley Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hill is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Texas is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Booker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Booker is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mackville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Polin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Polin is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polin
- Fredericktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Penick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Willisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Riley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Gravel Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Springfield ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Springfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Springfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Springfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Springfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Springfield:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Bullitt County
- Casey County
- Garrard County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Jessamine County
- Larue County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Nelson County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Woodford 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 Springfield, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Springfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |