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 West Clifty (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 West Clifty. 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.
Name Variations for West Clifty ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Clifty: W. Clifty
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
West Clifty 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 West Clifty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Clifty:
- Grayson County (The home county of West Clifty)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Big Clifty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
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- Clarkson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Higdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
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- Peonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Leitchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Wheelers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
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- Duff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
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- Shrewsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
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- Indian Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Short Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Caneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Highland Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cave City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
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- Constantine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Horn Back Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Dyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Buras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- McDaniels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Custer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Se Ree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
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- Westview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Garfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falls-of-Rough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean
(21 miles [33.8 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 West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Whittinghill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Bee Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kyrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sunfish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Stockholm
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sweeden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mammoth Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roundhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rhoda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
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- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Limp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
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- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
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- Spurrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Hardin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Eastview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- White Mills Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Flint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
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- Seven Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Old Stephensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Star Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Dogcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Priceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Cub Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
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- Logsdon Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Hammonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Munfordville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
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- Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Canmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
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- Horse Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
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- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Tonieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
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- Hodgenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
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- Mount Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- White City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Big Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Hillgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Garrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Guston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Buck Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Ekron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Grahamton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Lickskillet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Van Voorhis Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Arnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Fordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rosine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Clifty, see our County-by-County Page for West Clifty.
Cemeteries Near West Clifty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Clifty.
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 West Clifty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Clifty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
- The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Memory Gardens
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Dellview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 West Clifty had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Clifty, with the one closest to West Clifty listed first.
- Clarkson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Clifty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Grayson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Horntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Higdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Limp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Leitchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hardin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- White Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Eveleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Anneta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Clifty. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Clifty.
Newspapers Published in West Clifty ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Clifty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Clifty, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Clifty.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Clifty:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade 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 West Clifty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Clifty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |