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 Meter (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 Meter. 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 Meter is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Bourbon, Clark, Jessamine, Madison, Scott & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Van Meter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Van Meter:
- Fayette County (The home county of Van Meter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Elk Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Yarnallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington - Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Donerail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McBrayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Alton Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Avenstoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Ashbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiserton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Shawhan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Faulconer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Woodlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Farmdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Buttimer Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Elmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Stone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Bryantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grant County
- Corinth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Cynthiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Renaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Poindexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vineyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Logana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Castle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Castle is located in Lawrence County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Cuzick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Valley View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Blue Grass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Edenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edenton is located in Madison County
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- Million
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Newby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Redhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Cottonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Ruthton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Salvisa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- Vanarsdell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
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- Burgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrodsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
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- Tablow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
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- Cornishville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
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- Nevada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Hedgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
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- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Grassy Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
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- Tacketts Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
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- Teresita
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- Natlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- New Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
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- New
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New is located in Owen County
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- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Hesler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Zion Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Herdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Lancelot Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- New Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Shiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shiff is located in Scott County
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- White Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
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- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Harrisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Waddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Consolation
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
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- Bagdad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
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- Spencer County
- Mount Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Seaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
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- Sharpsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Faywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Davistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Nugent Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Van Meter, see our County-by-County Page for Van Meter.
Cemeteries Near Van Meter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Van Meter.
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 Meter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Van Meter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Grass Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lexington National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cove Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Haven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove Haven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- The Cove Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1802031 <2>
- Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Crest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crest Lawn Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Versailles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Steele Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Polk Memorial Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Van Meter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Van Meter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Fort Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Fayette County
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- Viley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Viley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viley
- Elk Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Yarnallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- South Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Elkhorn is located in Fayette County
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- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Fayette County
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- Faywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Payne's Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Bonita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Donerail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Van Meter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Meter.
Newspapers Published in Van Meter ...
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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Meter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Van Meter, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Van Meter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Van Meter:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Boyle County
- Clark County
- Franklin County
- Garrard County
- Grant County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Owen 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> | 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 Meter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Van Meter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |