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 Wax (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 Wax. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Wax is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Wax. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wax:
- Grayson County (The home county of Wax)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Higdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Wheelers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Peonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Leitchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Duff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Caneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Short Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Highland Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hiseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Beckton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Coral Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Haywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Slick Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Constantine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- McDaniels
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Buras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Se Ree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Custer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Falls-of-Rough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Glen Dean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Whittinghill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Welch's Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Stockholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Bee Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Mammoth Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sweeden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Sunfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Huff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Roundhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Spurrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Flint Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- White Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Upton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Limp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- White Mills Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Sonora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nolin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Dogcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logsdon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Bonnieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Munfordville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rowletts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Canmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Bunnell Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mount Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- White City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Meade County
- Big Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Ohio County
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Richardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Plum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Gotts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wax, see our County-by-County Page for Wax.
Cemeteries Near Wax ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wax.
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 Wax - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wax covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Logsdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craddock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Springs Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Copelin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wooden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- John Stevenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Stevenson Cemetery
- The John Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meredith - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Merideth Family Cemetery
- merideth - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228941 <2>
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Cove Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wax had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wax, with the one closest to Wax listed first.
- Dogcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lines Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Higdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Wheelers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Peonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Anneta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
- Stockholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Horntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bee Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Kessinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wax. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wax.
Newspapers Published in Wax ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wax.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wax, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wax.
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 helpful 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 Wax:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Metcalfe 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wax) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |