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 Birk City (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 Birk City. 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 northwest 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Birk City is located in Daviess 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 Daviess County: Spencer (IN), Warrick (IN), Hancock, Henderson, McLean & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Birk City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birk City:
- Daviess County (The home county of Birk City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Curdsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moseleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Browns Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Philpot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yelvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Lewisport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Patesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Bluff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Carlinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Spottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Niagara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Corydon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dixie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Jewel City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Hanson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beech Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lemon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- Buel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Rumsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sacramento
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Lynn City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Buford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Beda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Deanefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Aetnaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Hitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Onton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Sebree
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Poole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Dixon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Vanderburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Gibson County (IN)
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Tell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Posey County (IN)
- Caborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Reo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Richland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Grandview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kercheval
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Smythe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Melody Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Vaughan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- McCutchanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Daylight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Kasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Darmstadt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Dayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Newburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stevenson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- De Gonia Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Eames
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Folsomville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Graham Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birk City, see our County-by-County Page for Birk City.
Cemeteries Near Birk City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birk City.
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 Birk City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birk City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Sorgho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
- The Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mapel Mount Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Travis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vanada Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Brickwall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alexander Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Birk City had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birk City, with the one closest to Birk City listed first.
- Sorgho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sorgho is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorgho
- Stanley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Curdsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Bluff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Carlinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Spottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birk City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birk City.
Newspapers Published in Birk City ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birk City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birk City, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Birk City.
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 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 Birk City:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Birk City) 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 Birk City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |