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 Willailla (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 Willailla. 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.
Willailla is located in Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County: Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Willailla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willailla:
- Rockcastle County (The home county of Willailla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Ottawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
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- Hansford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Brodhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Renfro Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mullins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
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- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
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- Climax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Disputanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Hedgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Shelby City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Bethelridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
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- Ware
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mintonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Gilpin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Evona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Butchertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Phil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Benge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Larue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Estill County
- Locust Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Bryantsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Peoples
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Sandgap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Dabolt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Kerby Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Waneta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- McKee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Annville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Foxtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Tyner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Bernstadt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Greenmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Keavy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Maplesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Lily
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Dog Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Broughtentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Turkeytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Ottenheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Crab Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
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- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
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- Kings Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Halls Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Preachersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Jumbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Slate Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Wallaceton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Berea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Bighill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Buggytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Farristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
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- Happy Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
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- Whites
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Duluth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Duncanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanon
- Kirksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Bobtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- McCreary County
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Bee Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Coin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Dabney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Shopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Eubank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Acorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Grundy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Science Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Whetstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Ansel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Wayne County
- Frazer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willailla, see our County-by-County Page for Willailla.
Cemeteries Near Willailla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willailla.
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 Willailla - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willailla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ackerman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Childrens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Negro Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Willailla in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willailla.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willailla, with the one closest to Willailla listed first.
- Quail
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Level Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Bee Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Plato
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Hansford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Maretburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maretburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretburg
- Estesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Valley Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gum Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Dabney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Pongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willailla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willailla.
Newspapers Published in Willailla ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willailla.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willailla, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willailla.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Willailla:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Rockcastle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCreary County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Wayne 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> | 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- Willailla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Willailla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |