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 Whippoorwill (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 Whippoorwill. 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.
Whippoorwill is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Warren & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Whippoorwill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whippoorwill:
- Logan County (The home county of Whippoorwill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Gordonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Cave Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Olmstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Justice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lost City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Deer Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Adairville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schochoh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Harreldsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Richelieu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Silver City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Provo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bluff Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crofton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Dunmor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Belton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Beechmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beech Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Browder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ennis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Drakesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bancroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Skilesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Bevier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Luzerne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Prices Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Black Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Sharon Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allegre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Clifty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Guthrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkmansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Rockfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Woodburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Hadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Cheatham County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Henrietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Davidson County (TN)
- Addie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Port Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Sango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Swan Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Stryker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Fredonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Louise Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Barren Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orlinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Stroudville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sandy Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cross Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Black Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Sumner County (TN)
- Mitchellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whippoorwill, see our County-by-County Page for Whippoorwill.
Cemeteries Near Whippoorwill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whippoorwill.
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 Whippoorwill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whippoorwill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Lyne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Currence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Browder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Doyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (606 more) ...
- Elkton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tunstill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Whippoorwill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whippoorwill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
- Gordonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Daysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Ferguson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Olmstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Justice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Claymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claymour is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymour
- Bradshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Epleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Epleys is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epleys
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sharon Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dot is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whippoorwill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whippoorwill.
Newspapers Published in Whippoorwill ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whippoorwill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whippoorwill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whippoorwill.
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 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 Whippoorwill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Sumner 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 Whippoorwill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whippoorwill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |