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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 Yorktown (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 Yorktown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Yorktown is primarily located in Clark County. A portion of Yorktown extends into Pike 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 Clark County: Bourbon, Estill, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Powell.
Below are the counties that are near Yorktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yorktown:
- Clark County (The home county of Yorktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Wyandotte
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Anderson County
- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Hooktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- Sharpsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Peeled Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Little Slate Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- East Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
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- South Sherburne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Clintonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Kiserton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Little Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Shawhan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Jackstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Millersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Winston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Woodlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Nina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bryantsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Cynthiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Poindexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Oddville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Rutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Sylvandell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Renaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Logana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hanly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Vineyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Dixon Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dixon Town is located in Jessamine County
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- Wilmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
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- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Blue Grass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Redhouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Doylesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- Valley View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View is located in Madison County
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- Cuzick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuzick is located in Madison County
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- Stringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
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- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Hillcrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
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- Million
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Million is located in Madison County
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- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- College Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Menifee County
- Means
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Grassy Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Judy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Levee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Camargo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Spencer Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Jeffersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Westbend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
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- Virden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Black Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
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- Powell Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
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- Waltersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
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- Clay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Piggville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
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- Paint Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
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- Morris Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
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- Old Clay City Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
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- Vaughns Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- New Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Indian Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Peak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Zion Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
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- Boydtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boydtown is located in Scott County
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- Cranetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Faywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Gaybourn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Davistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
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- Firmantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
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- Wallace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Woodford County
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- Bonita
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nugent Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nugent Crossroads is located in Woodford County
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- Versailles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodford Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodford Village is located in Woodford County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yorktown, see our County-by-County Page for Yorktown.
Cemeteries Near Yorktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorktown.
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 Yorktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yorktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Old Stone Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daniel Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarmont Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gist Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howards Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fisher Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Paris.
- The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Heights Cemtery
- Colored Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73943 <2>
- Paris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paris Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75430 <2>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Paris.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Paris Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75231 <2>
- Walnut Lea Cemetery
- The Walnut Lea Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lea Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327299 <2>
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Haven Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Haven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove Haven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- The Cove Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1802031 <2>
- Lexington Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Yorktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yorktown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
- Wyandotte
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Tebbs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tebbs is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Colby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colby is located in Clark County
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- Clintonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Chilesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Becknerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Becknerville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becknerville
- Renick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Austerlitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Muir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Hutchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchison is located in Bourbon County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yorktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yorktown.
Newspapers Published in Yorktown ...
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 179 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorktown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yorktown, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yorktown.
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 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 Yorktown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Nicholas County
- Powell County
- Scott 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yorktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Yorktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |