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 Trinity (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 Trinity. 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 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.
Trinity is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Carter, Fleming, Greenup, Mason, Rowan, Adams (OH) & Scioto (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Trinity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trinity:
- Lewis County (The home county of Trinity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Pence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Tollesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Burtonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Vanceburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Camp Dix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Garrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Firebrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Pebble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- South Sherburne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherburne
- Oakla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakla
- East Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Germantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Chatham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Powersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Rock Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Smiths Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Boone Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Smoky Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Wesleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Foxport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Dalesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Beechburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Flemingsburg Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flemingsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wallingford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Nepton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepton
- Elizaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Craintown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Ewing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Rectorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Weedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- South Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Mays Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Nicholas County
- Pleasant Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Mount Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bratton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bradysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Bentonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Wrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Lynx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Whippoorwill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Cherry Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Dunkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Brown County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Ellsberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Neel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Ash Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Arnheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Fincastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Clermont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Utopia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Felicity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chilo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Mowrystown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Elmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elmville is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Folsom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- North Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Sinking Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Buford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Lawrence County (OH)
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County (OH)
- Poplar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Pond Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Otway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rarden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Arion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Summit County (OH)
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manchester is located in Summit County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trinity, see our County-by-County Page for Trinity.
Cemeteries Near Trinity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trinity.
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 Trinity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trinity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Manchester Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Leaf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manchester IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester IOOF Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manchester IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Manchester (OH).
- The Manchester IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Manchester IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997188 <2>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fearis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bentonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quinn Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Loughridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maysville Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Maysville.
- The Maysville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maysville - Mason County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640748 <2>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Trinity in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trinity.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trinity, with the one closest to Trinity listed first.
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bradysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Pence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Covedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Covedale is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Bentonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Ellsberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Rectorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Hiett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hiett is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiett
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Orangeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Tollesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Flat is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trinity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trinity.
Newspapers Published in Trinity ...
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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trinity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trinity, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trinity.
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 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 Trinity:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bracken County
- Carter County
- Fleming County
- Mason County
- Nicholas County
- Robertson County
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Summit 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trinity) 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 Trinity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |