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 Vanhook (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 Vanhook. 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 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.
Vanhook is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Vanhook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vanhook:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Vanhook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
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- Acorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
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- Coin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
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- Shopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
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- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
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- Whetstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
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- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
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- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
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- Bee Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
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- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
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- Dykes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
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- Mount Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Bethelridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
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- Ware
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Casey County
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- Argyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
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- Mintonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Yosemite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
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- Gilpin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
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- Evona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
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- Cantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
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- Labascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Teddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Benge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Fogertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Urban
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Cartersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Peoples
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Annville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandgap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Kerby Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- McKee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Tyner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Gray Hawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Foxtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- North Corbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Gray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Bernstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- London
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Keavy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Sublimity City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Greenmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Maplesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Dorthae
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
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- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Marydell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Dog Walk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Turkeytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Broughtentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Waynesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Ottenheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Crab Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
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- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Halls Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Maywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Preachersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Slate Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Wallaceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Berea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bighill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Farristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Duluth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
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- Bobtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Buggytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Whites
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Dreyfus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Hansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renfro Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brodhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mullins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Gum Sulphur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Wildie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Climax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Frazer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Corbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vanhook, see our County-by-County Page for Vanhook.
Cemeteries Near Vanhook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vanhook.
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 Vanhook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vanhook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Bullock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Renfro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Childrens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ackerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (458 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilliand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Vanhook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vanhook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vanhook, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Plato
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Bloss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss
- Valley Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Level Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Pongo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
- Hansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Shopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Quail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bee Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Maretburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maretburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretburg
- Dykes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vanhook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vanhook.
Newspapers Published in Vanhook ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vanhook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vanhook, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vanhook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Vanhook:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Garrard County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vanhook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Vanhook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |