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 Tanner (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 Tanner. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Tanner is located in Larue 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 Larue County: Green, Hardin, Hart, Marion, Nelson & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Tanner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tanner:
- Larue County (The home county of Tanner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tonieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Mount Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sherman is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- White City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White City was located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Gleanings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gleanings is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Cave City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hiseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Highland Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Constantine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Custer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Pitt's Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Clermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bardstown Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Lotus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Stockholm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Big Clifty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Higdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Clarkson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Leitchfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Allendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Greensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Exie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Roachville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Nolin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Gaithers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Star Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- White Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Cecilia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Bonnieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Priceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Canmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Hardyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Munfordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bunnell Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Rowletts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Logsdon Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cub Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Raywick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Holy Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Saint Francis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Nerinx
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Saint Mary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gandertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Burkes Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Jessietown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Flaherty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Big Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Van Voorhis Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Grahamton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Stiles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Blue Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Culvertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Balltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Bellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Greenbrier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Maple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Saloma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Wright's
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Horn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Manton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Fredericktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tanner, see our County-by-County Page for Tanner.
Cemeteries Near Tanner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tanner.
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 Tanner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tanner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCanless Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaddle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Brashear Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Upton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Hodgenville.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #647502 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Tanner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tanner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tanner, with the one closest to Tanner listed first.
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Tonieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tonieville is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sherman is also located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Nolin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Pike View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Powder Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tanner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tanner.
Newspapers Published in Tanner ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tanner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tanner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tanner.
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 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 Tanner:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Larue County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor 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> | 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- Tanner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Tanner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |