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 Addison (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 Addison. 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 and hospitals 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.
Addison is located in Breckinridge 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 Breckinridge County: Perry (IN), Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Addison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Addison:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Addison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Stephensport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Ammons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Cloverport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chenaultt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Hardinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Tar Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McQuady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Yelvington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Whitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Oklahoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Ensor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Indian Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Hawesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Patesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Four Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Howe Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Limp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Perryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Rhodelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Payneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roberta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Beechland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sirocco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Wolf Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Haysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Battletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Aetnaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Fordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Olaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Alton
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Jericho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Beechwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Sulphur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Leavenworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Grantsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Eckerty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Dubois County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Ferdinand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birdseye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kyana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Mauckport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glidas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Laconia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dogwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Gerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Cannelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Tell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leopold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Magnet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Evanston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Meinrad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Mariah Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Addison, see our County-by-County Page for Addison.
Cemeteries Near Addison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Addison.
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 Addison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Addison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Burk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wegenast Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lamb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamb Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Rome (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85649 <3>
- Brashear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- German Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Connor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jolly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- McCoy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Addison had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Holt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Stephensport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Sample
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sample is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Tobinsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Skillman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Cloverport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Chenaultt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Lodiburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mooleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooleyville
- Cannelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hardinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Addison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Addison.
Newspapers Published in Addison ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Addison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Addison, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Addison.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Addison:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Perry County
- Spencer 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Addison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Addison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |