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 Waddy (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 Waddy. 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 hospitals 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.
Waddy is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham & Spencer.
Below are the counties that are near Waddy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waddy:
- Shelby County (The home county of Waddy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Harrisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Clay Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
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- Southville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
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- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Bagdad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Consolation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
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- Christianburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
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- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Figgs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
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- Cropper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cropper is located in Shelby County
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- Finchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Finchville is located in Shelby County
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- Chestnut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County
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- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Avenstoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Alton Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Anderson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sinai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
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- Ashbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Tyrone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- McBrayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Whitfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitfield is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Mount Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Solitude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Elk Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- Yarnallton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Bracktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Donerail
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Spindletop Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Farmdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Buttimer Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttimer Hill
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forks of Elkhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Woodlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Elmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Pleasureville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eminence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Henry County
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- Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Franklinton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Lockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Henry County
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- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County
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- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Jefferson County
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- Eastwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fisherville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
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- O'Bannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- O'Bannon is located in Jefferson County
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- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Anchorage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Douglass Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
- Jeffersontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coldstream
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coldstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Blue Ridge Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jessamine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Lawrence County
- Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Tablow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
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- Mayo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Salvisa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vanarsdell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
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- Duncan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
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- Cornishville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
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- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- Braxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
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- Harrodsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Chaplin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Highgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highgrove is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Coxs Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Bardstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
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- Lenore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenore is located in Nelson County
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- Woodlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
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- Bourbon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
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- Nazareth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
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- Botland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
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- Hunters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County
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- Oldham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Ballardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- La Grange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crestwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County
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- Pewee Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Grass Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Russell Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Corner is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Monterey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Tacketts Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Teresita
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Teresita is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teresita
- Gratz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gratz is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- New
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New is located in Owen County
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- Pleasant Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
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- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Owen County
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- Fairbanks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Owen County
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- Hesler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesler
- Perry Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perry Park is located in Owen County
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- Rockdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Owen County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Sand Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sand Lick is located in Scott County
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- Watkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Watkinsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkinsville
- White Sulphur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Zion Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Stamping Ground
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Duval
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duval is located in Scott County
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- Lancelot Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lancelot Estates is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Minorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minorsville is located in Scott County
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- Peak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Suterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suterville is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Mount Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
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- Little Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
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- Normandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
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- Yoder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
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- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Seaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
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- Tatham Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
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- Sharpsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Pulliam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
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- Brush Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
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- Willisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
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- Litsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
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- Mackville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Booker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Booker is located in Washington County
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- Jenkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
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- Thompsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Woodford County
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- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
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- Duckers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
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- McKees Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McKees Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Milner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bonita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Nugent Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Wallace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Woodford Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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- Mortonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waddy, see our County-by-County Page for Waddy.
Cemeteries Near Waddy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waddy.
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 Waddy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waddy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Harrisonville.
- The Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beech Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73013 <3>
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hancock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Eden Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Akins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Best Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thacker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Waddy had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Harrisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Graefenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graefenburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graefenburg
- Peytona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peytona is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Avenstoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenstoke
- Clay Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Southville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Birdie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Alton Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Station
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Farmdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Consolation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waddy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waddy.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Waddy ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waddy.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Waddy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Waddy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Waddy.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> of Waddy.
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 Waddy:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyd County
- Bullitt County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Nelson County
- Oldham County
- Owen County
- Scott 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waddy) 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 Waddy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |