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 Gatewood (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 Gatewood. 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 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.
Gatewood is located in Daviess 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 Daviess County: Spencer (IN), Warrick (IN), Hancock, Henderson, McLean & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Gatewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gatewood:
- Daviess County (The home county of Gatewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Yelvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Philpot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Masonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Owensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Birk City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Cloverport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Stephensport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Vanzant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- McQuady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Ammons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Glen Dean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Hardinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Union Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Falls-of-Rough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harned
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Yeaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Pellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hawesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Carlinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Spottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Rumsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Rhodelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Roberta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Andyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Aetnaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Fordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Beda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Olaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rosine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Beaver Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Dubois County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Ferdinand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tobinsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Lilly Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Ranger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Derby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leopold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Evanston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Reo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Chrisney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Richland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Tennyson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eames
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- De Gonia Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Heilman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Boonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gatewood, see our County-by-County Page for Gatewood.
Cemeteries Near Gatewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gatewood.
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 Gatewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gatewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yelvington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hawes - Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waltz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gatewood had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Knottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Floral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Chambers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Yelvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Pellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hawesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petri
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petri is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
- Patesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thruston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thruston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thruston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Philpot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tell City
(10 miles [16.1 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 Gatewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gatewood.
Newspapers Published in Gatewood ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gatewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gatewood, 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 Gatewood.
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 Gatewood:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Dubois County
- Perry County
- Spencer 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 Gatewood, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gatewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |