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 Vineyard (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 Vineyard. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Vineyard is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Vineyard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vineyard:
- Butler County (The home county of Vineyard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Whittinghill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mining City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Richelieu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Allen County
- Meador
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Highland Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beckton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Vanzant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Se Ree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Roundhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Bee Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sweeden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kyrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rhoda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Caneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Millwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Tousey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Peonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Short Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Yeaman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Leitchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Clarkson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Spurrier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Dogcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Priceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- South Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Wolf Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Skilesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Dunmor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beechmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Browder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Drakesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Select
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Horse Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rosine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Beaver Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Rockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Plum Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Bowling Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Rockfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Alvaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vineyard, see our County-by-County Page for Vineyard.
Cemeteries Near Vineyard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vineyard.
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 Vineyard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vineyard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Peyton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peyton Phelps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cardwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Home Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Threlkel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lumbustown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nudger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Threlkel - McClung Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Vineyard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vineyard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Big Reedy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
- Reedyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Huff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Nash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nash is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Sunfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South
- Welch's Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Ready
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Richardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Shrewsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vineyard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vineyard.
Newspapers Published in Vineyard ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vineyard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vineyard, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vineyard.
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 Vineyard:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Warren 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vineyard) 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 Vineyard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |