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 Three Forks (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 Three Forks. 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 Three Forks ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Forks.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Three Forks is located in Garrard 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 Garrard County: Boyle, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Three Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Forks:
- Garrard County (The home county of Three Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Bryantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Hyattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
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- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- McBrayer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Tyrone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Faulconer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- West Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
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- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
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- Davis Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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- Alum Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
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- Atoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
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- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Wilsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
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- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Butchertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
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- Middleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
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- Yosemite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Winston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Locust Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Spears
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Elk Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Little Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
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- Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
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- Pollard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Logana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- High Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Hubble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
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- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
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- Logantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
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- Preachersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Rowland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
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- Stanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
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- Boneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
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- Blue Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
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- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Halls Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
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- Miracle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miracle is located in Lincoln County
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- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Cottonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Edenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
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- Round Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
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- Ruthton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
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- Kirksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Newby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Buggytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
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- Happy Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
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- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
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- Cuzick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Million
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Duncanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Gravel Switch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
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- Riley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Marion County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Burgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrodsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Braxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Nevada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
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- Dixville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
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- Salvisa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
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- Stewart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
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- Cornishville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
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- Duncan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
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- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
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- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Bee Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
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- Eubank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
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- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
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- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Gum Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
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- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
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- Brodhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Disputanta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Ottawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
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- Wildie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
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- Climax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Renfro Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
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- Mullins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
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- Scott County
- Zion Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Jenkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
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- Mackville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Seaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
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- Sharpsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Thompsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
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- Willisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Mundys Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
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- Nonesuch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Mortonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Woodford Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Three Forks.
Cemeteries Near Three Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Forks.
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 Three Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gunns Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armster Bruner Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evans Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lancaster African American Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sebastian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sebastian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Camp Nelson National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McCillen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poosey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Blackerby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Three Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Judson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Garrard County
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- Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Marksbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marksbury is located in Garrard County
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- McCreary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCreary is located in Garrard County
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- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Garrard County
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- Bryantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
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- Hyattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
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- Nina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Cottonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Jessamine County
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- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Garrard County
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- Hedgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
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- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Forks.
Newspapers Published in Three Forks ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Forks, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Forks.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Three Forks:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Garrard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Scott County
- Washington 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 Three Forks, 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- Three Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |