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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 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 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.

Adair is located in Hancock County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
      • Pellville is located in Hancock County
    • Patesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
      • Patesville is located in Hancock County
    • Cabot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Cabot is located in Hancock County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
      • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <1>
    • Stephensport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
      • Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
    • Chenaultt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chenaultt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
      • Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
    • Ammons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
      • Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
    • Union Star
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
      • Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
    • Tar Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tar Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
      • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
    • Hardinsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • McQuady
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
      • McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
    • Vanzant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
      • Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
    • Raymond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
    • Glen Dean
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
      • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
    • Webster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Breckinridge County
    • Harned
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harned have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harned
      • Harned is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harned <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maceo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
      • Maceo is located in Daviess County
    • Yelvington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
      • Yelvington is located in Daviess County
    • Ensor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
      • Ensor is located in Daviess County
    • Philpot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philpot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpot
      • Philpot is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philpot <1>
    • Whitesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oklahoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
    • Owensboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Masonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Masonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Daviess County
    • Browns Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
    • Birk City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
      • Birk City is located in Daviess County
    • Moseleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moseleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
      • Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
    • Utica
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • West Louisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Louisville
      • West Louisville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Louisville <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
      • Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
    • Reed
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Henderson County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concordia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Meade County
    • Rhodelia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
      • Rhodelia is located in Meade County
    • Roberta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
      • Roberta is located in Meade County
    • Andyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
      • Andyville is located in Meade County
    • Wolf Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
      • Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
    • Beechland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
      • Beechland is located in Meade County
    • Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Meade County
    • Payneville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneville
      • Payneville is located in Meade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payneville <1>
    • Cedar Flat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
      • Cedar Flat is located in Meade County
    • Battletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
      • Battletown is located in Meade County
    • Cold Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cold Springs is located in Meade County
    • Lodale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lodale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
      • Lodale is located in Meade County
    • Oolite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oolite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
      • Oolite is located in Meade County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
      • Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
    • Deanefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deanefield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
      • Deanefield is located in Ohio County
    • Fordsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dundee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Ohio County
    • Buford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
      • Buford is located in Ohio County
    • Olaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
      • Olaton is located in Ohio County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • West Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
      • West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Riceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Jericho
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Sulphur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Beechwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Eckerty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • Grantsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
      • Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
      • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <1>
    • Holland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
      • Kyana is located in Dubois County (IN)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
      • Zoar is located in Dubois County (IN)
    • Birdseye
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Schnellville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
      • Schnellville is located in Dubois County (IN)
    • Celestine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestine
      • Celestine is located in Dubois County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celestine <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
      • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <1>
    • Troy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Cannelton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
      • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <1>
    • Lilly Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
      • Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Ranger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Tobinsport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
      • Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Gerald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
      • Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Bristow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <1>
    • Rome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Leopold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Derby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
    • Apalona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
      • Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Sassafras
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
      • Sassafras is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Pike County (IN)
    • Stendal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stendal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
      • Stendal is located in Pike County (IN)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
      • Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Grandview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <1>
    • Lamar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Fulda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
      • Fulda is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulda <1>
    • Clay City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Chrisney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisney
      • Chrisney is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisney <1>
    • Rock Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Santa Claus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kercheval
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kercheval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
      • Kercheval is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Lincoln Pioneer Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Pioneer Village
      • Lincoln Pioneer Village is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Rockport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <1>
    • Rockport Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockport Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
      • Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
      • Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Tennyson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennyson <1>
    • Heilman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
      • Heilman is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • De Gonia Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Gonia Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
      • De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Folsomville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
      • Folsomville is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Dickeyville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Boonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <1>
    • Dayville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
      • Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Graham Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
      • Graham Valley is located in Warrick County (IN)
    • Chandler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greathouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greathouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thrashers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thrashers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thrashers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Columbia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pius Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Purcell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purcell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purcell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waltz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waltz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waltz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lamar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rust Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cliff Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cliff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petri have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
    • Petri is located in Hancock County
  • Tell City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
    • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <1>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
    • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <1>
  • Evanston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
    • Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Newtonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Gatewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
    • Gatewood is located in Daviess County
  • Chambers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
    • Chambers is located in Hancock County
  • Skillman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skillman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
    • Skillman is located in Hancock County
  • Lamar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
  • Liberal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Liberal is located in Spencer County (IN)
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    • Yelvington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
      • Yelvington is located in Daviess County
    • Lilly Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
      • Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Kennedy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Spencer County (IN)

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]<5>. 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 like to 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 Adair:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adair. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Adair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Adair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9506, Longitude: -86.8267       In this case, the coordinates for Adair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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