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 Goering (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 Goering. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Goering is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Perry (IN), Spencer (IN), Breckinridge, Daviess & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Goering. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goering:
- Hancock County (The home county of Goering)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Patesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cabot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Lewisport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Cloverport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Vanzant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Stephensport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- McQuady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Glen Dean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Hardinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ammons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Falls-of-Rough
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harned
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Union Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Ensor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Yelvington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Philpot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Masonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Owensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Birk City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Yeaman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Indian Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Spring Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin County
- Hardin Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Rhodelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Payneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Haysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Beechland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Sirocco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Wolf Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Guston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Aetnaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Fordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Buford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Beda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Horse Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crawford County (IN)
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Dubois County (IN)
- Ferdinand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Cannelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tobinsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Tell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(17 miles [27.4 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 north)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Derby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Leopold
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Grandview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Chrisney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Fulda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Eames
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Heilman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goering, see our County-by-County Page for Goering.
Cemeteries Near Goering ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goering.
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 Goering - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goering covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boling Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roseville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chambers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waltz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Haynes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Goering in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goering.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goering, with the one closest to Goering listed first.
- Floral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Patesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Chambers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Pellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gatewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Cloverport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Petri
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Petri is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
- Aetnaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haynesville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Skillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skillman is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goering. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goering.
Newspapers Published in Goering ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goering.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goering, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goering.
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 Goering:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford 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 Goering, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goering) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |