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 Breckinridge Center (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 Breckinridge Center. 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 hospitals and 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.
Breckinridge Center is located in Union 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 Union County: Gallatin (IL), Hardin (IL), Posey (IN), Crittenden, Henderson & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Breckinridge Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breckinridge Center:
- Union County (The home county of Breckinridge Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Flournoy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Morganfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Raleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Sturgis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grangertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sullivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Dekoven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Caldwell County
- Creswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Piney Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Crayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Curdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Robards
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baskett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Spottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Reed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Nebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Dalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Manitou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Hanson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vandetta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Jewel City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Fiddle Bow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Beech Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lemon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Poole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Free Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- West Wheatcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Blackford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Lisman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Vanderburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Sebree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slaughters
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Onton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Inman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- New Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawler
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ridgway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Equality
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Omaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Saline Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Cave-In-Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Rock Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Karbers Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Emma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maunie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Hovey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Caborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Bufkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Savah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Solitude
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hepburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Wendel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Vaughan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kasson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Smythe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Melody Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breckinridge Center, see our County-by-County Page for Breckinridge Center.
Cemeteries Near Breckinridge Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breckinridge Center.
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 Breckinridge Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breckinridge Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Givens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chatman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Morehead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Breckinridge Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Breckinridge Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Breckinridge Center, with the one closest to Breckinridge Center listed first.
- Flournoy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Saint Vincent
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saint Vincent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Morganfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Boxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
- Hitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Cullen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cullen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Harding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Jonesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Grove Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Center
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Tilden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Breckinridge Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breckinridge Center.
Newspapers Published in Breckinridge Center ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Breckinridge Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Breckinridge Center, 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 Breckinridge Center.
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 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 Breckinridge Center:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Saline County
- White County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh 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 Breckinridge Center, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Breckinridge Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |