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 Chambers (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 Chambers. 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 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.
Chambers is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Perry (IN), Spencer (IN), Breckinridge, Daviess & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Chambers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chambers:
- Hancock County (The home county of Chambers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Hawesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Cloverport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Stephensport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Vanzant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Ammons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- McQuady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Hardinsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glen Dean
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Union Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Chenaultt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Harned
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Falls-of-Rough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Yelvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Oklahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Philpot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Owensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Birk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- West Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Yeaman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Indian Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Spring Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Henderson County
- Carlinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Livermore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Rhodelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Roberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Payneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Haysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Sirocco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Guston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Battletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Aetnaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Fordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Buford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Olaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Beda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Horse Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- West Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Dubois County (IN)
- Ferdinand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Cannelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Tell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Ranger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Derby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leopold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Apalona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Fulda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kercheval
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Tennyson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eames
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- De Gonia Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Heilman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chambers, see our County-by-County Page for Chambers.
Cemeteries Near Chambers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chambers.
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 Chambers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chambers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waltz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lamar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Boling Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chambers had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Floral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Hawesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gatewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Patesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cannelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Petri
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petri is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
- Knottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Skillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skillman is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Cloverport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Tell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lewisport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Haynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haynesville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chambers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chambers.
Newspapers Published in Chambers ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chambers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chambers, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chambers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Chambers:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Henderson County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Warrick 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> | 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 Chambers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chambers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |