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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 Vine Grove Junction (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 Vine Grove Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Vine Grove Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Vine Grove Junction: Vine Grv. Jct. (or less commonly used: Vine Grv. Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Vine Grove Junction is located in Hardin 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 Vine Grove Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vine Grove Junction:
- Hardin County (The home county of Vine Grove Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Radcliff
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dietz Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Vine Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prichard Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Rose Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Rineyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Kraft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Tunnel Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Colesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Dyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Custer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Constantine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Garfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Se Ree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Harned
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Pitt's Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Lebanon Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cupio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Bardstown Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lotus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Fox Chase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Brooks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Hillview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Big Clifty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelers Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Higdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Leitchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hart County
- Hammonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Hollyvilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Fairdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- South Park View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Heritage Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Saint Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Shively
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Okolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Tonieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Gleanings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Mount Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Holy Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Dant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Van Voorhis Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Grahamton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Muldraugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flaherty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Hughes Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Rock Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Maples Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Pilcher Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Big Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Buck Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Deatsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Bellwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Cravens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Samuels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Samuels is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
- Blue Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Culvertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Hunters
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Balltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Bourbon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Laconia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mauckport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dogwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Glidas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Locust Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- New Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Valley City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- New Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Corydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vine Grove Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Vine Grove Junction.
Cemeteries Near Vine Grove Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vine Grove Junction.
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 Vine Grove Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vine Grove Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Hardin Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vine Grove East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stithon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gunning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Vine Grove Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vine Grove Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vine Grove Junction, with the one closest to Vine Grove Junction listed first.
- Vine Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rineyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grahamton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Muldraugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flaherty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Tunnel Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Pitt's Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Saint John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Rock Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Big Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vine Grove Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vine Grove Junction.
Newspapers Published in Vine Grove Junction ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vine Grove Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vine Grove Junction, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vine Grove Junction.
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 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 Vine Grove Junction:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hart County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Harrison 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> | 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 Vine Grove Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Vine Grove Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |