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 Codyville (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 Codyville. 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 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 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.
Codyville 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 Codyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Codyville:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Codyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harned
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Westview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- McQuady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Se Ree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Buras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Tar Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Custer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stephensport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Glen Dean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Cloverport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler County
- Welch's Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville 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)
- Yelvington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maceo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Indian Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
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- Short Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Leitchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Big Clifty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Spring Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Clarkson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Caneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Limp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- 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
- Howe Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Franklin Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Vine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eastview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Old Stephensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Guston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Rhodelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Big Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hillgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Payneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Sirocco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Andyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ekron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Buck Grove
(19 miles [30.6 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 Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Fordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Olaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Horse Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Beechwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Leavenworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Mauckport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Glidas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Laconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dogwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gerald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Cannelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lilly Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tell City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Leopold
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Apalona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Spencer County (IN)
- Evanston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Codyville, see our County-by-County Page for Codyville.
Cemeteries Near Codyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Codyville.
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 Codyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Codyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- St. Romuald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hardinsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ephesus Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horseley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bruner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Bricker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turpin 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 Codyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Codyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harned
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Westview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- McQuady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Clifton Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Sample
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sample is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Buras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Tar Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Axtel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Rosetta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosetta is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Lodiburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
- Glen Dean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Codyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Codyville.
Newspapers Published in Codyville ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Codyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Codyville, 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 Codyville.
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 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 Codyville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford 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> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Codyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Codyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |