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 Edgington (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 Edgington. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Edgington is located in Greenup 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 Greenup County: Boyd, Carter, Lewis, Lawrence (OH) & Scioto (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Edgington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgington:
- Greenup County (The home county of Edgington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Grays Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Lloyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- South Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Greenup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Wurtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Worthington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Raceland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Argillite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Princess
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Cliffside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Cannonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Rush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Kehoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Boone Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Pactolus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Carter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Smiths Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Grayson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Hitchins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Leon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Denton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Counts Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Lawrence County
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Firebrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Dix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Emerson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Charters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Blue Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Jaybird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Lynx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Moore ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Patriot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Cora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Rio Grande
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glade
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Banner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Hanging Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Pedro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Ironton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Coal Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Kitts Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Sherritts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Aid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Andis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Pike County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Wetmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Coopersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Shyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Sargents
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Beaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Zahn's Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Greggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greggs is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wheelersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Sciotodale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Rosemount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Cabell County (WV)
- Huntington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Kenova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgington, see our County-by-County Page for Edgington.
Cemeteries Near Edgington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgington.
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 Edgington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Floral Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nurse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salladay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gerlach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Feurt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Wheelersburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rawley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nippert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (747 more) ...
- Bennet's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennet's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of South Shore.
- The Bennet's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #617873 <2>
- Fannin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mollett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Edgington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgington, with the one closest to Edgington listed first.
- Grays Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Limeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Franklin Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Powellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Slocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgington.
Newspapers Published in Edgington ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgington, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Edgington:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Greenup County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Adams County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Cabell County
- Wayne 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edgington) 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 Edgington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |