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 Adair (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 Adair. 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 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.
Adair is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Perry (IN), Spencer (IN), Breckinridge, Daviess & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Adair. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adair:
- Hancock County (The home county of Adair)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Lewisport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Cloverport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Chenaultt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Tar Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Hardinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Vanzant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Raymond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Glen Dean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Harned
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Maceo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Owensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Browns Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Birk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Moseleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Carlinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Concordia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Rhodelia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Roberta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Andyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Beechland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Wolf Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Payneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Battletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lodale is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Oolite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oolite is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Aetnaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Fordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Buford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Olaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- West Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Riceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Eckerty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Grantsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Taswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Ferdinand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Huntingburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Anthony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Birdseye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Schnellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Tell City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Troy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Ranger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Tobinsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Gerald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Bristow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Leopold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Apalona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Sassafras
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Pike County (IN)
- Stendal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Evanston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Chrisney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Santa Claus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kercheval
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Eames
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- De Gonia Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Folsomville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Graham Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adair, see our County-by-County Page for Adair.
Cemeteries Near Adair ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adair.
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 Adair - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adair covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Greathouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thrashers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Columbia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Purcell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waltz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Rust Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Adair in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adair.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adair, with the one closest to Adair listed first.
- Petri
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petri is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
- Tell City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Newtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Gatewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gatewood is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Chambers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Skillman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skillman is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Lamar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yelvington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Lilly Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adair. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adair.
Newspapers Published in Adair ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adair.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adair, 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 Adair.
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 Adair:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick 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 Adair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |