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Introduction ...
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- 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 Tom Johns Crossing (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 Tom Johns Crossing. 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 Tom Johns Crossing ...
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 Tom Johns Crossing: Tom Johns Xing.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Tom Johns Crossing is located in Hart 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 Hart County: Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Larue & Metcalfe.
Below are the counties that are near Tom Johns Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tom Johns Crossing:
- Hart County (The home county of Tom Johns Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Winesap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
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- Logsdon Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Cub Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Munfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Dogcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Horse Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnell Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hardyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Adair County
- Keltner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Meador
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
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- Yesse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Cedar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hiseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Coral Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Beckton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slick Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Haywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Rocky Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Jetson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Stockholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rhoda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Kyrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rocky Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweeden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Leitchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Black Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Caneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Allendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Liletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Summersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Exie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Greensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Seven Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Spurrier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Upton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Sonora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Nolin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Eastview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Star Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- Mac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Gotts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Plum Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Claypool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Richardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tom Johns Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Tom Johns Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Tom Johns Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tom Johns Crossing.
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 Tom Johns Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tom Johns Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Logsdon Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daniels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mammoth Cave Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Old Guides Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Good Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Tom Johns Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tom Johns Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tom Johns Crossing, with the one closest to Tom Johns Crossing listed first.
- Forestville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Winesap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cub Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kessinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
- Stockholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Woodsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodsonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsonville
- Munfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dogcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Lines Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Horse Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Wax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tom Johns Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tom Johns Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Tom Johns Crossing ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tom Johns Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tom Johns Crossing, 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 Tom Johns Crossing.
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 Tom Johns Crossing:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Larue County
- Metcalfe County
- Taylor County
- Warren 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 Tom Johns Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tom Johns Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |