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 Willisburg (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 Willisburg. 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.
Willisburg is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Anderson, Marion, Mercer & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Willisburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willisburg:
- Washington County (The home county of Willisburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Pulliam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
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- Tatham Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Brush Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Sharpsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Litsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
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- Thompsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Mackville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Seaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Jenkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Booker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Sparrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
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- Ashbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Glensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Anderson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Birdie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- McBrayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer
- Lawrenceburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alton Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Station
- Avenstoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Craintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craintown is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Perryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aliceton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aliceton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceton
- Brumfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brumfield is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield
- Atoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Mitchellsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellsburg is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsburg
- Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Faulconer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer
- Davis Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Forkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Parksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Solitude
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Lotus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Whitfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Mount Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Casey County
- Butchertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Farmdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Buttimer Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buttimer Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttimer Hill
- Frankfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard County
- Bryantsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- High Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Wilmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Town
- Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Jessamine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Keene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hanly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
- Vineyard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Little Hickman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
- Nicholasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Larue County
- Gleanings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Lawrence County
- Castle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Moreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Hustonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chicken Bristle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Hubble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble
- Turnersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Simstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Simstown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simstown
- Poplar Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
- Gravel Switch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
- Penick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Penick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penick
- Burkes Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Riley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Gandertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nerinx
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
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- Loretto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Holy Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Cornishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
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- Tablow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Stewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Mayo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Dixville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- McAfee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Vanarsdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Harrodsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Salvisa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Chaplin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Botland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- East Bardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Bardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bardstown
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bourbon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County
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- Greenbrier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Nazareth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Withrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Withrow is located in Nelson County
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- Coxs Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Harrisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Southville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Figgs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs
- Waddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Finchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Clay Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hatton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Mount Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Eden is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden
- Little Mount
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Normandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Taylor County
- Mannsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Mundys Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing
- Nonesuch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
- Mortonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonsville
- Milner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Pinckard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- Woodford Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Village
- Hunter Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McKees Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McKees Crossroads is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Crossroads
- Bonita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willisburg, see our County-by-County Page for Willisburg.
Cemeteries Near Willisburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willisburg.
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 Willisburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willisburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Prather Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glens Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salzman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Masters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Royalty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Willisburg had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Willisburg had a population of 282 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willisburg, with the one closest to Willisburg listed first.
- Cardwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cardwell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
- Sharpsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Polin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Polin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polin
- Mackville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Cornishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Tablow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Seaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Valley Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Sparrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Chaplin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Booker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willisburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willisburg.
Newspapers Published in Willisburg ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willisburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willisburg, 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 Willisburg.
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 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 Willisburg:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Boyle County
- Bullitt County
- Casey County
- Franklin County
- Garrard County
- Jessamine County
- Larue County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Nelson County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Woodford 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 Willisburg, 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- Willisburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |