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 Askin (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 Askin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Askin is primarily located in Breckinridge County. A portion of Askin extends into Ohio 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 Askin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Askin:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Askin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Vanzant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
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- Glen Dean
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Falls-of-Rough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McQuady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- McDaniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Cloverport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hardinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Se Ree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Harned
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buras
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jetson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mining City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Oklahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Philpot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ensor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Masonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Yelvington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Utica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Owensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moseleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Sunfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Roundhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Yeaman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Indian Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Spring Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Leitchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Clarkson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Cabot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lewisport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Pierce Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Howe Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Livermore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Big Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Guston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Rhodelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Andyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Hillgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Maples Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Payneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Fordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Aetnaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Deanefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Horse Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Select
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Beda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Tobinsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gerald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Derby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Askin, see our County-by-County Page for Askin.
Cemeteries Near Askin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Askin.
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 Askin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Askin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Beatty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wedding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fordsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Porters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Payton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Askin had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Askin, with the one closest to Askin listed first.
- Rockvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- Shreve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shreve is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
- Fordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Falls-of-Rough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Tar Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Haynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haynesville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Olaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Axtel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- McQuady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Aetnaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Magan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Magan is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magan
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Tousey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Deanefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Askin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Askin.
Newspapers Published in Askin ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Askin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Askin, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Askin.
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 websites either 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 Askin:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Ohio 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> | 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 Askin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Askin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |