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 Cannons Point (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 Cannons Point. 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 Cannons Point ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Cannons Point: Cannons Pt.
- While the name of this community is Cannons Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cannons Point may originally have been Cannon's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cannons Point might be written as Cannon Point.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cannons Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cannons Point.
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 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.
Cannons Point is located in Breckinridge 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 Breckinridge County: Perry (IN), Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Cannons Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannons Point:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Cannons Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- McDaniels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Falls-of-Rough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Westview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Se Ree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- McQuady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Vanzant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Harned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Tar Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Aberdeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mining City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Oklahoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Philpot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Sunfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Roundhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Kyrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stockholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Indian Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Tousey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Spring Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leitchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Clarkson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Pierce Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Howe Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Eastview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Spurrier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- White Mills Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- White Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Four Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Old Stephensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Dogcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Big Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Guston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Hillgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Flaherty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Ekron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Garrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Payneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Buck Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Olaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Horse Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Fordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Rosine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Aetnaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Select
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Cromwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Tobinsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cannelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Tell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannons Point, see our County-by-County Page for Cannons Point.
Cemeteries Near Cannons Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannons Point.
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 Cannons Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannons Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- Lahue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deweese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Payton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Porters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cannons Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cannons Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannons Point, with the one closest to Cannons Point listed first.
- McDaniels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Axtel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Falls-of-Rough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tousey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Glen Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Eveleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Rockvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- Westview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- McQuady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kirk is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Shreve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shreve is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
- Spring Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cannons Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannons Point.
Newspapers Published in Cannons Point ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannons Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cannons Point, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cannons Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cannons Point:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Perry 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 Cannons Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cannons Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |