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 Bells Run (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 Bells Run. 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.
Name Variations for Bells Run ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Bells Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bells Run may originally have been Bell's Run.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bells Run might be written as Bell Run.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bells Run. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bells Run.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Bells Run is located in 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 Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.
Below are the counties that are near Bells Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bells Run:
- Ohio County (The home county of Bells Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Buford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Beda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Deanefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Aetnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Beaver Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Olaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- McHenry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rosine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Vanzant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Tar Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Falls-of-Rough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Dean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- McQuady
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Cloverport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hardinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Westview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Harned
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Se Ree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Provo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Mining City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Welch's Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Oklahoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ensor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Owensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moseleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Maceo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- West Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Yeaman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Spring Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Short Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Indian Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Caneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Pellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Lewisport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hawesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Hebbardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Carlinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Jewel City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
- Rumsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Sacramento
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lemon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- South Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <2>
- Lynn City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bevier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Nonnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Drakesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skilesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Powderly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster County
- Onton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Tobinsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tell City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rock Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Richland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Chrisney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bells Run, see our County-by-County Page for Bells Run.
Cemeteries Near Bells Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bells Run.
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 Bells Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bells Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Bell's Run Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ashley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newcomb Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adaburg Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midkiff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ralph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Bells Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bells Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bells Run, with the one closest to Bells Run listed first.
- Buford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Adaburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adaburg is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaburg
- Beda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Magan is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magan
- Deanefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Habit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Habit is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habit
- Masonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Aetnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Livia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Livia is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livia
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Philpot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bells Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bells Run.
Newspapers Published in Bells Run ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bells Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bells Run, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bells Run.
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 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 Bells Run:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Webster County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bells Run, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bells Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |