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 Downingsville (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 Downingsville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Downingsville is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Boone, Gallatin, Harrison, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Downingsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Downingsville:
- Grant County (The home county of Downingsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Stewartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
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- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jonesville is located in Grant County
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- Dry Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elliston is located in Grant County
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- Jericho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Grant County
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- Heekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County
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- Zion Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zion Station is located in Grant County
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- Cherry Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
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- Keefer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Grant County
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- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Boone County
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- Hume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hume is located in Boone County
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- Beaverlick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County
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- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Bone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Big Bone is located in Boone County
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- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Boone County
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- Kensington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kensington is located in Boone County
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- Richwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hueys Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hueys Corners is located in Boone County
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- Rabbit Hash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County
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- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Devon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Devon is located in Boone County
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- McVille
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McVille is located in Boone County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Neave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
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- Foster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
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- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Grants Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grants Lick is located in Campbell County
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- Claryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claryville is located in Campbell County
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- Kohler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kohler is located in Campbell County
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- Gubser Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gubser Mill is located in Campbell County
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- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg Spring is located in Campbell County
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- Crestview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crestview is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Highland Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Wilder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Sanders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Carroll County
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- Easterday
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County
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- Ghent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Worthville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Langstaff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County
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- English
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- English is located in Carroll County
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- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prestonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Locust
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Locust is located in Carroll County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Elmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Forks of Elkhorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Woodlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ryle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ryle is located in Gallatin County
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- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Boyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
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- Berry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Renaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Rutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Poindexter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Cynthiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oddville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Lockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- Port Royal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County
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- Franklinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Henry County
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- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Henry County
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- Turners Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Turners Station is located in Henry County
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- Campbellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasureville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Jefferson County
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- Kenton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Bracht
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bracht is located in Kenton County
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- Fiskburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fiskburg is located in Kenton County
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- Piner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piner is located in Kenton County
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- Morning View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morning View is located in Kenton County
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- Kenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Kenton County
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- Nicholson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson is located in Kenton County
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- White Villa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Villa is located in Kenton County
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- Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Visalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Visalia is located in Kenton County
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- Ryland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland is located in Kenton County
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- Elsmere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elsmere is located in Kenton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,646 people
- Latonia Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Latonia Lakes is located in Kenton County
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- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Hensley Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
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- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
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- Eagle Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
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- Holiday Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
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- Sweet Owen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
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- Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
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- Long Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County
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- Bromley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bromley is located in Owen County
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- Breck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- Canby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canby is located in Owen County
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- Owenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
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- New Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Liberty is located in Owen County
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- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Doughton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Doughton is located in Pendleton County
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- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Pendleton County
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- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Goforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County
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- Marcus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
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- Gardnersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gardnersville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnersville
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
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- Hayes
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
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- DeMossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- DeMossville is located in Pendleton County
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- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Pendleton County
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- Falmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell is located in Pendleton County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
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- Josephine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Scott County
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- Porter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Scott County
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- Suterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Suterville is located in Scott County
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- Sadieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Biddle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Biddle is located in Scott County
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- Longlick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Longlick is located in Scott County
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- Minorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Minorsville is located in Scott County
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- Double Culvert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
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- Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Scott County
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- Mallard Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mallard Point is located in Scott County
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- Skinnersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skinnersburg is located in Scott County
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- Turkey Foot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
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- Dearborn County (IN)
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County (IN)
- Brooksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ohio County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Rising Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County (IN)
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- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County (IN)
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- Switzerland County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Patriot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Vevay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <1>
- East Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Allensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Lamb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Avonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Clermont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Neville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neville is located in Clermont County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Hamilton County (OH)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Downingsville, see our County-by-County Page for Downingsville.
Cemeteries Near Downingsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Downingsville.
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 Downingsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Downingsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Franks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Vine Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duvall & Steger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sipple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Mt. Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheriff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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, Downingsville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Downingsville, with the one closest to Downingsville listed first.
- Delia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delia is located in Grant County
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- Holbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holbrook is located in Grant County
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- Stewartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Eagle Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
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- Sweet Owen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
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- Elliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elliston is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Heekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
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- Dry Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Zion Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zion Station is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bromley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bromley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Downingsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Downingsville.
Newspapers Published in Downingsville ...
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 Downingsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Downingsville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Downingsville.
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 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 Downingsville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Boyd County
- Bracken County
- Campbell County
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Harrison County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Kenton County
- Owen County
- Pendleton County
- Scott County
- Dearborn County
- Jefferson County
- Ohio County
- Switzerland County
- Clermont County
- Hamilton 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 Downingsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Downingsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |