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 Wards (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 Wards. 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 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.
Wards is located in Green 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 Green County: Adair, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Wards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wards:
- Green County (The home county of Wards)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Summersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Gabe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Greensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roachville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Exie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Kemp
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Coburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Kellyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Pickett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Keltner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Cane Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Holmes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Milltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Speck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Feathersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Absher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Cave City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Lebanon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Casey County
- Atterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Big Clifty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Higdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Upton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Sonora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Glendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Flint Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Younger Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Seven Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Hammonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Rio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Bonnieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hardyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Pascal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Munfordville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Rowletts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Priceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Logsdon Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Gleanings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- White City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hodgenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Raywick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Jessietown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
- Frogtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Saint Francis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- New Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Loretto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Holy Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Nerinx
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Stiles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Gethsemane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Blue Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Culvertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Nelsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Balltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Greenbrier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Mac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Bengal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Saloma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Wright's
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Campbellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Horn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mannsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Manton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Fredericktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Saint Catharine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Booker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wards, see our County-by-County Page for Wards.
Cemeteries Near Wards ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wards.
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 Wards - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- DeSpain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dezarn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skaggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Family Burial Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Underwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Dewitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raffety Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Wards in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wards.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wards, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Attilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Attilla is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attilla
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Coakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hudgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hudgins is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Lobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lobb is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobb
- Pitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pitman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Gleanings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Pike View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike View is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
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- Powder Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Summersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Hammonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wards.
Newspapers Published in Wards ...
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 Wards.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wards, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wards.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wards:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Green County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Bullitt County
- Casey County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Washington 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- Wards) 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 Wards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |