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 Combs Ford (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 Combs Ford. 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 Combs Ford ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Combs Ford: Combs Frd.
- While the name of this community is Combs Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Combs Ford may originally have been Comb's Ford.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Combs Ford might be written as Comb Ford.
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.
Combs Ford 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 Combs Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Combs Ford:
- Ohio County (The home county of Combs Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- McHenry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Centertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Deanefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Aetnaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Vanzant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Falls-of-Rough
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glen Dean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Tar Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McQuady
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- McDaniels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hardinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Harned
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Provo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Mining City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Aberdeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welch's Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Morgantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Jetson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Oklahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Masonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- 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
- Philpot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Moseleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Owensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- West Louisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonson County
- Roundhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Yeaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Spring Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Tousey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Caneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Short Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Indian Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Pellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lewisport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Jewel City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Calhoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Rumsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Sacramento
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lemon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- South Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Skilesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Central City
(20 miles [32.2 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 <2>
- Cleaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Nonnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Ennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Bevier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browder
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lynn City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Tobinsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Rockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Combs Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Combs Ford.
Cemeteries Near Combs Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Combs Ford.
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 Combs Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Combs Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Sunnydale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milton Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haiti Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnett's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- African-American Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the west of Rosine.
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.<5>
While we didn't find Combs Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Combs Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Combs Ford, with the one closest to Combs Ford listed first.
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Adaburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adaburg is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaburg
- Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Magan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magan is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magan
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Rosine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Olaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Deanefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Renfrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Horse Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Combs Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Combs Ford.
Newspapers Published in Combs Ford ...
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 Combs Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Combs Ford, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Combs Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Combs Ford:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Combs Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Combs Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |