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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 Boston (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 Boston. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Boston 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 Boston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boston:

  • Daviess County     (The home county of Boston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Whitesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oklahoma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Philpot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Masonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Masonville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
    • Ensor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ensor is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
    • Yelvington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Yelvington is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
    • Owensboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Maceo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Maceo is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
    • Utica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moseleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
    • West Louisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Breckinridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Tar Fork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
    • Vanzant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Cloverport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Falls-of-Rough
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Glen Dean
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
    • McQuady
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
    • Hardinsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Stephensport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
    • Harned
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • McDaniels
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Westview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Westview is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
    • Ammons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
  • Butler County
    • Welch's Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Yeaman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yeaman is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
    • Tousey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Tousey is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
    • Spring Lick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
    • 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
    • Short Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
    • Duff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Duff is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
    • Caneyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Pellville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pellville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
    • Patesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Patesville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
    • Cabot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cabot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Lewisport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hawesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Carlinburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
    • Reed
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reed is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Bluff City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bluff City is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Hebbardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
    • Spottsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Spottsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
  • Hopkins County
    • Jewel City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Glenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenville is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Buel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Buel is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Livermore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Calhoun
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rumsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rumsey is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
    • Elba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Elba is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Lemon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lemon is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Sacramento
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Muhlenberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • South Carrollton
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Bremen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynn City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
    • Paradise ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Central City
      (29 miles [46.7 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 <1>
  • Ohio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Deanefield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Deanefield is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
    • Aetnaville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
    • Buford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Buford is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Fordsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dundee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dundee is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Beda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Beda is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
    • Hartford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Olaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Olaton is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
    • Beaver Dam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Centertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Centertown is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Rosine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Horse Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
  • Webster County
    • Onton
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Cannelton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tobinsport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
    • Tell City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Troy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Troy is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Lilly Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
    • Rome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Gerald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
    • Ranger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Lincoln Pioneer Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <1>
    • Grandview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Reo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
    • Rock Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Eureka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Hatfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
    • Richland City
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Evanston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
    • Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Lamar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Warrick County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
    • Dayville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
    • De Gonia Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
    • Eames
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
    • Tennyson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boston, see our County-by-County Page for Boston.

Cemeteries Near Boston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boston.

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 Boston - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.

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>

While we didn't find Boston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boston.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.

  • Whitesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Habit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Habit is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habit
  • Deanefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Deanefield is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
  • Knottsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Knottsville is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
  • Philpot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aetnaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
  • Pellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pellville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
  • Masonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Masonville is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
  • Adaburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Adaburg is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaburg
  • Ensor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ensor is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
  • Magan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Magan is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magan
  • Haynesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Haynesville is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Floral
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Floral is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Buford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Buford is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Gatewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gatewood is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boston.

Newspapers Published in Boston ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boston, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boston.

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 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 Boston:

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 Boston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.