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 Upton (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 Upton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Upton is primarily located in Hardin County. A portion of Upton extends into 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 Hardin County: Harrison (IN), Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, Jefferson, Larue, Meade & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Upton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upton:
- Hardin County (The home county of Upton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Sonora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
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- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Seven Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
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- Nolin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Spurrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Glendale Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Star Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- White Mills Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
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- Eastview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Cave City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Oil City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
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- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Constantine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Custer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Horn Back Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Se Ree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- McDaniels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bullitt County
- Lebanon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Stockholm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Bee Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Sunfish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Big Clifty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Leitchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Duff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Allendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Greensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Roachville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Bonnieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Munfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Cub Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Hardyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Dogcreek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Mount Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- White City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Gleanings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Raywick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Holy Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Saint Francis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Nerinx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Big Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Flaherty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Maples Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Van Voorhis Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Stiles
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Nelsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Blue Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Balltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Cravens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Mac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Maple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Bengal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Saloma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Wright's
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upton, see our County-by-County Page for Upton.
Cemeteries Near Upton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upton.
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 Upton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Big Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Upton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brashear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCanless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Copelin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gaddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammondsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Bland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wooden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Upton had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Upton had a population of 691 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Sonora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bonnieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Nolin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Hammonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Wheelers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Pike View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lines Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Hinesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinesdale is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesdale
- Kessinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upton.
Newspapers Published in Upton ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Upton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor 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 Upton, 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- Upton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |