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 Sweeneyville (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 Sweeneyville. 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 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.
Sweeneyville 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 Sweeneyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sweeneyville:
- Taylor County (The home county of Sweeneyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Wright's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bengal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Saloma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Elk Horn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Acton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
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- Maple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
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- Mannsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Coburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Speck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Kellyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Feathersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Cane Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Holmes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Knifley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Casey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Absher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
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- Kemp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Milltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Dunbar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Aliceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Forkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Brumfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Craintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Mitchellsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Atterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Creston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Rheber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Dunnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Evans Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Phil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Cantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Labascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Teddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Evona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Roachville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Exie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Upton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sonora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Pascal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Canmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Three Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Hammonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Hardyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Bunnell Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Bonnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Munfordville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Gleanings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Mount Sherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- White City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hodgenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
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- Tonieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Jessietown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Phillipsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Salleetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salleetown
- Belltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Calvary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Greenbriar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Peck Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Raywick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Bradfordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Stiles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Gethsemane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Balltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Botland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Russell Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Esto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Manton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Saint Catharine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- 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 Sweeneyville, see our County-by-County Page for Sweeneyville.
Cemeteries Near Sweeneyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweeneyville.
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 Sweeneyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sweeneyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Jesus Name Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Name Church Cemetery
- The Jesus Name Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Full Gospel Tabernacle Cemetery
- Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brookside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller Negro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reid's Chapel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skaggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis De Sales Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rafferty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Sweeneyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sweeneyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sweeneyville, with the one closest to Sweeneyville listed first.
- Wright's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saloma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Whitewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewood is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
- Burdick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burdick is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pitman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Willowtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willowtown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
- Elk Horn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spurlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spurlington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlington
- Coakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Maple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Phillipsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sweeneyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sweeneyville.
Newspapers Published in Sweeneyville ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweeneyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweeneyville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweeneyville.
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 helpful 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 Sweeneyville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion 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 Sweeneyville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweeneyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |