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 Wisdom (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 Wisdom. 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 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.
Wisdom is located in Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County: Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Wisdom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wisdom:
- Metcalfe County (The home county of Wisdom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Cedar Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Beaumont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Nell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Weed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Keltner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Toria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Pickett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Breeding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Gradyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Sparksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Kemp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Flatwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Milltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Bliss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Meador
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Yesse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Kino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Slick Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Eighty Eight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Coral Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Hiseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Nobob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cave City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Etoile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Beckton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Dubre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Grider
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Bakerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Burkesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Rocky Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Mammoth Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Rhoda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Liletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Greensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Roachville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Summersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Allendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Three Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Pascal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Horse Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hardyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Rowletts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Canmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Munfordville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Winesap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cub Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Larue County
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Forkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meshack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Fountain Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Gamaliel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Akersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Wright's
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wright's is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
- Bengal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Smiths Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Claypool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Moss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Macon County (TN)
- Walnut Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wisdom, see our County-by-County Page for Wisdom.
Cemeteries Near Wisdom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wisdom.
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 Wisdom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wisdom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Runion - Sandidge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shuffet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbs Burial Grounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wells - Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Cedar Flats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wisdom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wisdom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wisdom, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Slick Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Edmonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knob Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Eighty Eight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Savoyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Savoyard is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoyard
- Summer Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hiseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Nobob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Temple Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Goodnight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crailhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crailhope is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crailhope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wisdom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wisdom.
Newspapers Published in Wisdom ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wisdom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wisdom, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wisdom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wisdom:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Metcalfe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Monroe County
- Taylor County
- Warren County
- Clay County
- Macon 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wisdom) 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 Wisdom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |