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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 Centertown (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 Centertown. 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.

Centertown is located in Ohio 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 Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.

Below are the counties that are near Centertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centertown:

  • Ohio County     (The home county of Centertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Ceralvo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
    • McHenry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • McHenry is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Hartford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Echols
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Echols is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
    • Rockport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rockport is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Beda is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
    • Buford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Buford is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Cromwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromwell is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Mount Pleasant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Rosine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Select
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Select is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
      • Former name for Select:
      • Stweartsville
  • Breckinridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Vanzant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Falls-of-Rough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Dean
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
    • Tar Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Rochester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rochester is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Provo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Provo is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
    • Mining City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mining City is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
    • Huntsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Huntsville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Aberdeen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunbar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunbar is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Morgantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Brooklyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brooklyn is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Welch's Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
    • Quality
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Quality is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
    • Harreldsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Harreldsville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Utica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Masonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Masonville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
    • Oklahoma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Whitesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Moseleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
    • Philpot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Owensboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ensor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ensor is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
    • West Louisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Curdsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Curdsville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Yeaman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Yeaman is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
    • Spring Lick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
    • Tousey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tousey is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
    • Caneyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Short Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Pellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pellville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
    • Cabot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cabot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Patesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Patesville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Jewel City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
    • Vandetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
    • White Plains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mortons Gap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nortonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Earlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Agnes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Agnes is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Deer Lick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Deer Lick is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
    • Wolf Lick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
    • Lewisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lost City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lost City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Livermore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Buel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Buel is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Sacramento
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenville is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Rumsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rumsey is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
    • Lemon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lemon is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Beech Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Elba is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Muhlenberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • South Carrollton
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Paradise ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Central City
      (10 miles [16.1 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>
    • Bevier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
    • Nonnell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
      • Former name for Nonnell:
      • Tarma
    • Cleaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
    • Bremen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Drakesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Skilesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
    • Lynn City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
    • Browder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ennis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
  • Todd County
    • Clifty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Clifty is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centertown, with the one closest to Centertown listed first.
    • Onton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Onton is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
    • Slaughters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Slaughters is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

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

Cemeteries Near Centertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centertown.

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

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

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

  • Centertown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Central Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Equality Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Aunt Nellie Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ceralvo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maddox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Render Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tichnor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Linly Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Ceralvo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
  • McHenry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McHenry is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Smallhous
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smallhous is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
  • Rockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rockport is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Echols
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Echols is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
  • Hartford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Beaver Dam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Beda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Beda is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
  • Point Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • South Carrollton
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Livermore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Central City
      (10 miles [16.1 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>
    • Paradise ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise

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

Newspapers Published in Centertown ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centertown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centertown, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centertown.

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 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 Centertown:

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>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 Centertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Centertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.