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 Equality (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 Equality. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Equality is located in Ohio County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.
Below are the counties that are near Equality. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Equality:
- Ohio County (The home county of Equality)
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Ceralvo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Centertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Echols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Buford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Cromwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Select
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Rosine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Breckinridge County
- Vanzant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Provo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mining City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Dunbar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morgantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harreldsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Woodbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Christian County
- Bluff Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Utica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Moseleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Oklahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Philpot
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Owensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Ensor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Curdsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Birk City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Spring Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Yeaman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Pellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Jewel City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mortons Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nortonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Earlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manitou
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Agnes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lemon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- South Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Central City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cleaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bevier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Nonnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Lynn City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Drakesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Powderly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Earles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Clifty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Onton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Slaughters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sebree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Equality, see our County-by-County Page for Equality.
Cemeteries Near Equality ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Equality.
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 Equality - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Equality covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Equality Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aunt Nellie Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ceralvo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tichnor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway 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>
While we didn't find Equality in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Equality.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Equality, with the one closest to Equality listed first.
- Smallhous
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
- Ceralvo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- South Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Echols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Central City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gishton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gishton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gishton
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Equality. See our List of 1890's Communities around Equality.
Newspapers Published in Equality ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Equality.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Equality, 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 Equality.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Equality:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Todd County
- Webster 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 Equality, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Equality) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |