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 Fentress McMahan (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 Fentress McMahan. 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 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.
Fentress McMahan is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Fentress McMahan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fentress McMahan:
- Grayson County (The home county of Fentress McMahan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Indian Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Short Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Tousey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Spring Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Leitchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Clarkson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- McDaniels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Falls-of-Rough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Horn Back Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McQuady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Westview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Vanzant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Se Ree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Tar Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Harned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hardinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mining City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Oklahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Philpot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ensor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Masonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Sunfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Roundhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Kyrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Cabot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Pierce Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Howe Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Eastview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Four Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Old Stephensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Perryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Spurrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Stephensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- White Mills Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Hart County
- Dogcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Big Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Guston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Maples Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Hillgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Payneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Ekron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Flaherty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Garrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Buck Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Sirocco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Olaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Fordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Aetnaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Rosine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Select
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Cromwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Tobinsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cannelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Tell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fentress McMahan, see our County-by-County Page for Fentress McMahan.
Cemeteries Near Fentress McMahan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fentress McMahan.
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 Fentress McMahan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fentress McMahan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- The Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lahue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deweese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McDaniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Payton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Shain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mahurin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Fentress McMahan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fentress McMahan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fentress McMahan, with the one closest to Fentress McMahan listed first.
- Axtel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Falls-of-Rough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McDaniels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Short Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Rockvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- Tousey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Shreve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shreve is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
- McQuady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Westview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Kirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirk is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Askin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Askin is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askin
- Eveleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Tar Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fentress McMahan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fentress McMahan.
Newspapers Published in Fentress McMahan ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fentress McMahan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fentress McMahan, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fentress McMahan.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fentress McMahan:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Perry 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 Fentress McMahan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fentress McMahan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |