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 Guffie (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 Guffie. 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 hospitals 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.
Guffie is located in McLean 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 McLean County: Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Guffie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guffie:
- McLean County (The home county of Guffie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Calhoun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Rumsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Buel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sacramento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Moseleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- West Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Curdsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Birk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Masonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Owensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Philpot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ensor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Oklahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Pellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Hebbardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Niagara
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reed
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Carlinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Spottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Jewel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Hanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Earlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Mortons Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Nortonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Bremen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- South Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Earles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Graham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Cleaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Powderly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bevier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Depoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Luzerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Buford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Beda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Centertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ceralvo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Deanefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Beaver Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Echols
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Aetnaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Onton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Slaughters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sebree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Poole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vanderburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Dixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Free Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Lisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richland City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Cypress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Smythe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Vaughan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Dayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stevenson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guffie, see our County-by-County Page for Guffie.
Cemeteries Near Guffie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guffie.
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 Guffie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guffie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
- The Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mapel Mount Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Sacramento.
- The Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cypress Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #548591 <3>
- Atherton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hix Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Onton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sorgho Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCain Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Guffie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Guffie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guffie, with the one closest to Guffie listed first.
- Panther
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Cleopatra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cleopatra is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Calhoun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Rumsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Buel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Moseleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Lemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- West Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Ashbyburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbyburg is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbyburg
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Browns Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Livia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Livia is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guffie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guffie.
Newspapers Published in Guffie ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guffie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guffie, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guffie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Guffie:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McLean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Webster County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Guffie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Guffie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |