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 Elmwood (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 Elmwood. 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 Elmwood ...
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.
Another variation: Elm Wood.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elmwood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmwood.
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 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.
Elmwood is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Elmwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmwood:
- Webster County (The home county of Elmwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Slaughters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Onton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Sebree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vanderburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Poole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lisman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Free Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Wheatcroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blackford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Caldwell County
- Creswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Christian County
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Curdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- West Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Browns Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birk City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Owensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Robards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Niagara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Dixie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hebbardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Corydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baskett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Reed
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Smith Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Carlinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Vandetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Jewel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Hanson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manitou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Madisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Earlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Mortons Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Lemon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Rumsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Sacramento
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Livermore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Lynn City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Earles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Graham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- South Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Central City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Depoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Luzerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Powderly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Buford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Ceralvo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Centertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Beda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Rockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Sullivan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Morganfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Sturgis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grangertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Vaughan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Newburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmwood, see our County-by-County Page for Elmwood.
Cemeteries Near Elmwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmwood.
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 Elmwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Slaughters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Samuels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Onton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tapp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hobgood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Groves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Elmwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Slaughters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Onton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Sebree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashbyburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashbyburg is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbyburg
- Wrightsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsburg is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsburg
- Congleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Congleton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Veazey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Veazey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Hanson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lemon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Vanderburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Robards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wanamaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Manitou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmwood.
Newspapers Published in Elmwood ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmwood.
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 either 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 Elmwood:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Union County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh 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> | 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> | 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 Elmwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |