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 Cave Spring (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 Cave Spring. 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 Cave Spring ...
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.
Another variation: Cavespring.
- A typical abbreviation for Cave Spring: Cave Spg. (or less commonly used: Cave Spng. or Cave Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cave Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cave Spring.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Cave Spring 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 Cave Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cave Spring:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Cave Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Westview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Se Ree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- McDaniels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horn Back Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Buras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- McQuady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Glen Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Harned
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falls-of-Rough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hardinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Constantine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Whittinghill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Oklahoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Sunfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Huff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Kyrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Roundhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sweeden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Indian Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Black Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Leitchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarkson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Big Clifty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Shrewsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(18 miles [29 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 west)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Limp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Vertrees
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Howe Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Four Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Eastview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Perryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- White Mills Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Franklin Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Old Stephensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Dogcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Big Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Guston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Maples Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Hillgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Ekron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Flaherty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Payneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Sirocco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Buck Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Garrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Olaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Fordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Aetnaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Arnold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Rosine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Select
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Beaver Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison County (IN)
- Mauckport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Tobinsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cannelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cave Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Cave Spring.
Cemeteries Near Cave Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cave Spring.
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 Cave Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cave Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- McDaniels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Drane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Carman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lahue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Cave Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cave Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Axtel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- McDaniels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Kirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Duff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Eveleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Buras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- McQuady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Glen Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Falls-of-Rough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harned
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Short Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Rockvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- Hardinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cave Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cave Spring.
Newspapers Published in Cave Spring ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cave Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cave Spring, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cave Spring.
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 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 Cave Spring:
- 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
- Harrison County
- Perry 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 Cave Spring, 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- Cave Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |