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 Flint Springs (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 Flint Springs. 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 Flint Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Flint Springs: Flint Spgs. (or less commonly used: Flint Spngs. or Flint Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flint Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flint Springs.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Flint Springs 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 Flint Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flint Springs:
- Ohio County (The home county of Flint Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Select
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Cromwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rosine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Beaver Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Olaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Echols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Horn Back Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McQuady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Se Ree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mining City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Dunbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jetson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Oklahoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Masonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Philpot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Roundhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sunfish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Spring Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Shrewsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Short Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Millwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Duff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Leitchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Cabot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Agnes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Wolf Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lost City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sacramento
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Skilesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Browder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Beechmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Bevier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Beech Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- South Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Richardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Plum Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Springhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flint Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Flint Springs.
Cemeteries Near Flint Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flint Springs.
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 Flint Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flint Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Daugherty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baizetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brick House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whalen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Geary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Flint Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flint Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flint Springs, with the one closest to Flint Springs listed first.
- Select
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Dexterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dexterville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Cromwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Logansport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Renfrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prentiss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prentiss is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Rosine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Welch's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Mining City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- White Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Run is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flint Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flint Springs.
Newspapers Published in Flint Springs ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flint Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flint Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flint Springs.
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 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 Flint Springs:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Warren 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 Flint Springs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flint Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |