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 Dukes (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 Dukes. 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 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.
Dukes is located in Hancock County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Perry (IN), Spencer (IN), Breckinridge, Daviess & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Dukes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dukes:
- Hancock County (The home county of Dukes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Patesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Lewisport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Cloverport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Stephensport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- McQuady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Hardinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vanzant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Ammons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Glen Dean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Union Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Harned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Falls-of-Rough
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Whitesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Yelvington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Philpot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Masonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Owensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Tousey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Indian Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Spring Lick
(27 miles [43.5 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 southeast)
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Rhodelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Payneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Roberta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Haysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Beechland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Sirocco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Wolf Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Guston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Aetnaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Fordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Buford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Horse Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- West Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Sulphur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Dubois County (IN)
- Ferdinand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Mauckport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Tobinsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Lilly Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Derby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Leopold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Bristow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Evanston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Grandview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Fulda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chrisney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Saint Meinrad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Tennyson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eames
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- De Gonia Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dukes, see our County-by-County Page for Dukes.
Cemeteries Near Dukes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dukes.
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 Dukes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dukes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- St. Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boling Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cliff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Waltz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Dukes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dukes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dukes, with the one closest to Dukes listed first.
- Patesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cloverport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Skillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Skillman is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Chambers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Floral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Cannelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hawesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Tar Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Tell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Petri
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petri is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
- Gatewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dukes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dukes.
Newspapers Published in Dukes ...
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 Dukes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dukes, 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 Dukes.
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 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 Dukes:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dukes, 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 from Point A (ie- Dukes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |