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 Buttonsberry (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 Buttonsberry. 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.
Buttonsberry is located in McLean 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 McLean County: Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Buttonsberry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buttonsberry:
- McLean County (The home county of Buttonsberry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Rumsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lemon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Provo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mining City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Dunbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harreldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Christian County
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Moseleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Masonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- West Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Oklahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Curdsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Owensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Philpot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Birk City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Ensor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Hancock County
- Pellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Hebbardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Niagara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Reed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Jewel City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Hanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Madisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Earlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mortons Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Nortonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Saint Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Agnes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- South Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Earles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Cleaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Bevier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Powderly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Luzerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Nonnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Centertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ceralvo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Beda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Buford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Rockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Echols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Beaver Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cromwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rosine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Todd County
- Kirkmansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Onton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Slaughters
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sebree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Poole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buttonsberry, see our County-by-County Page for Buttonsberry.
Cemeteries Near Buttonsberry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buttonsberry.
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 Buttonsberry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buttonsberry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sacramento UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Free Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shavers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- New Bethleham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aunt Nellie Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Buttonsberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buttonsberry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buttonsberry, with the one closest to Buttonsberry listed first.
- Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Point Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Semiway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Semiway is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiway
- Sacramento
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smallhous
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
- South Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Rumsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Buel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Gishton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gishton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gishton
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ceralvo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Livia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Livia is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livia
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buttonsberry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buttonsberry.
Newspapers Published in Buttonsberry ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buttonsberry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buttonsberry, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buttonsberry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Buttonsberry:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McLean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Todd County
- Webster 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 Buttonsberry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buttonsberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |