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 Van Buren (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 Van Buren. 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 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.
Van Buren is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Franklin, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Washington & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Van Buren. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Van Buren:
- Anderson County (The home county of Van Buren)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Sparrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Ashbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Avenstoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alton Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- McBrayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Tyrone
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Craintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
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- Perryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aliceton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
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- Brumfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
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- Atoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
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- Faulconer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Davis Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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- Mitchellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
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- Parksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
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- West Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
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- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
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- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Whitfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Bullitt County
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- Solitude
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
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- Mount Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lotus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
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- Clermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Hillview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Fox Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Pioneer Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
- Bardstown Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
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- Hunters Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Shepherdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
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- Fayette County
- Elk Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Farmdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Buttimer Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Elkhorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Woodlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Pleasureville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eminence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Henry County
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- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Henry County
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- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Fisherville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Jefferson County
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- Eastwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
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- Fern Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Hills is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Douglass Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
- Highview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highview is located in Jefferson County
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- Hollow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Creek is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Spring Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Anchorage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- High Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
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- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jessamine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Castle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Castle is located in Lawrence County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Simstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Simstown is located in Marion County
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- Gandertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
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- Burkes Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
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- Nerinx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
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- Poplar Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
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- Holy Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
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- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Francis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
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- Gravel Switch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
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- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Penick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Penick is located in Marion County
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- Dant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dant is located in Marion County
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- Frogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Tablow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
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- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
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- Cornishville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
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- Vanarsdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Salvisa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Braxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- Stewart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
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- Dixville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
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- Harrodsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
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- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Chaplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Nelson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
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- East Bardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
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- Coxs Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Highgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Highgrove is located in Nelson County
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- Botland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
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- Nazareth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
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- Lenore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lenore is located in Nelson County
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- Bourbon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
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- Hunters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
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- Withrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow is located in Nelson County
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- Oldham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Ballardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ballardsville is located in Oldham County
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- Crestwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pewee Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Grass Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Park Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- White Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
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- Zion Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Sand Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Lick is located in Scott County
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- Watkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watkinsville is located in Scott County
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- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Southville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
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- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Figgs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
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- Waddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville is located in Shelby County
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- Clay Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
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- Shelbyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hatton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Simpsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bagdad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Consolation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
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- Lincoln Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County
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- Christianburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
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- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Mount Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
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- Little Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
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- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
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- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yoder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
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- Normandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Tatham Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
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- Pulliam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
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- Brush Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
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- Seaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
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- Sharpsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Willisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
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- Litsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
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- Booker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Booker is located in Washington County
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- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
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- Mackville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fredericktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
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- Jenkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Milner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
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- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Woodford County
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- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
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- Mortonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
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- Nonesuch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
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- Mundys Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
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- McKees Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McKees Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodford Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Duckers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Van Buren, see our County-by-County Page for Van Buren.
Cemeteries Near Van Buren ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Van Buren.
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 Van Buren - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Van Buren covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- New Liberty Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Best Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leathers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Eden Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bucy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Darnell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Van Buren had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Sparrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Chaplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Sinai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
- Little Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Seaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Southville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
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- Polin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Polin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polin
- Fox Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Van Buren. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Buren.
Newspapers Published in Van Buren ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Buren.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Van Buren, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Van Buren.
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 Van Buren:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Bullitt County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Nelson County
- Oldham County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Spencer 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Van Buren) 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 Van Buren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |