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 Grove Center (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 Grove Center. 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 Grove Center ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grove Center: Grove Ctr. (or less commonly used: Grove Cen., Grove Cent. or Grove Cntr.)
You might see Grove Centre instead of Grove Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grove Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grove Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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.
Grove Center is located in Union 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 Union County: Gallatin (IL), Hardin (IL), Posey (IN), Crittenden, Henderson & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Grove Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grove Center:
- Union County (The home county of Grove Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Dekoven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Raleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Morganfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Breckinridge Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Tolu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Piney Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Crayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Smith Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Dixie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Manitou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Carrsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Blackford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Lisman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Poole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Sebree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slaughters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Lawler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ridgway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Equality
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Saline Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Cave-In-Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Karbers Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosiclare
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Shetlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Herod
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leisure City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Lusk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Eldorado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Texas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Wasson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wasson is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Gaskins City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Mitchellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Muddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Emma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Herald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Maunie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Norris City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Hovey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bufkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Caborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Savah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Solitude
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Vaughan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grove Center, see our County-by-County Page for Grove Center.
Cemeteries Near Grove Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grove Center.
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 Grove Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grove Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Michael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chatman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rayburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pythian Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Davenport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sugg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Odd Fellows 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grove Center had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grove Center, with the one closest to Grove Center listed first.
- Harding
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Henshaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Dekoven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Morganfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Cullen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Lamb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flournoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Boxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grove Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grove Center.
Newspapers Published in Grove Center ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grove Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grove Center, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grove Center.
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 helpful 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 Grove Center:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- White County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh 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 Grove Center, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grove Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |