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 Webbs (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 Webbs. 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 and doctors 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.
Webbs 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 Webbs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webbs:
- Green County (The home county of Webbs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Gabe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
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- Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
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- Exie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
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- Liletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liletown is located in Green County
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- Roachville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Kemp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
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- Pickett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
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- Keltner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
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- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
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- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
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- Coburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
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- Kellyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Cane Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Gradyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
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- Weed
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Holmes
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Bliss
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
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- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
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- Hiseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Slick Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Cave City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kino
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
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- Highland Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Eighty Eight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nobob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Atterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Dubre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
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- Marrowbone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Mammoth Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Stockholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Grayson County
- Wheelers Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Upton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Nolin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Seven Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Flint Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Glendale Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
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- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Pascal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
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- Three Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Canmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Hardyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Bunnell Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hammonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Munfordville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rowletts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bonnieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Mount Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Gleanings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Hodgenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- White City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tonieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(29 miles [46.7 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 Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Jessietown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jessietown is located in Marion County
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- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Raywick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Phillipsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Belltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Marion County
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- Calvary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Marion County
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- Salleetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salleetown is located in Marion County
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- Frogtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
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- Greenbriar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar
- Peck Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peck Ford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
- Saint Mary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knob Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Edmonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Stiles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Howardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Gethsemane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Bengal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Wright's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Maple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Campbellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saloma is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
- Elk Horn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Acton
(20 miles [32.2 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webbs, see our County-by-County Page for Webbs.
Cemeteries Near Webbs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webbs.
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 Webbs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webbs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gowen Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Family Cemetery
- The Gowen Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gowen Cemetery
- Kidwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Judd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Separate Baptist Nolynn Association Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Akin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dishman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Webbs had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webbs, with the one closest to Webbs listed first.
- Donansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donansburg is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donansburg
- Thurlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thurlow is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurlow
- Defries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Defries is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defries
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Lobb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lobb is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobb
- Pascal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Crailhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
- Exie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Hudgins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudgins is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Allendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Liletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Coakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Powder Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webbs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webbs.
Newspapers Published in Webbs ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webbs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webbs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webbs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Webbs:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Green County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Casey County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Marion County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Webbs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Webbs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |