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 Cloverport (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 Cloverport. 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 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.
Cloverport 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 Cloverport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cloverport:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Cloverport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Stephensport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
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- Tar Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Hardinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McQuady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Ammons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Harned
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Vanzant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Chenaultt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Garfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Westview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Whitesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Yelvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Philpot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Masonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Owensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Indian Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Yeaman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Short Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Duff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Spring Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Leitchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Patesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Limp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Four Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Rhodelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Andyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Concordia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Payneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Roberta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Guston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Beechland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Sirocco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Wolf Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Lodale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Fordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- 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)
- Buford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Beda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- 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
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Alton
(23 miles [37 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
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Beechwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Leavenworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois County (IN)
- Ferdinand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Mauckport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Glidas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Tobinsport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Derby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Ranger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Leopold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Magnet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Bristow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Evanston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Grandview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Chrisney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Meinrad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Claus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Kercheval
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cloverport, see our County-by-County Page for Cloverport.
Cemeteries Near Cloverport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cloverport.
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 Cloverport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cloverport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lamb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bricker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Powers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boling Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hall 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 Cloverport had a population of 1,527 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cloverport had a population of 1,151 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cloverport, with the one closest to Cloverport listed first.
- Tobinsport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Skillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skillman is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Patesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Holt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Tar Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Stephensport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Hardinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sample
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sample is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Floral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- McQuady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cloverport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cloverport.
Newspapers Published in Cloverport ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cloverport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cloverport, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cloverport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cloverport:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Perry 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> | 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 Cloverport, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cloverport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |