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 Hanson (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 Hanson. 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 and doctors 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.
Hanson is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, McLean, Muhlenberg & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Hanson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanson:
- Hopkins County (The home county of Hanson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Vandetta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Madisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manitou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jewel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Earlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Mortons Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Fiddle Bow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Nortonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Creswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lewistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Claxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Empire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Crofton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Bainbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Fearsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Crittenden County
- Piney Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Curdsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Birk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Masonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Robards
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Niagara
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Dixie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hebbardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- 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
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Sacramento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lemon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Livermore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Lynn City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Earles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- South Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Depoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Luzerne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Powderly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Ceralvo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Centertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Rockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Buford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Echols
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Beda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- McHenry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Breckinridge Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Morganfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grangertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Slaughters
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Onton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Vanderburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Sebree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Lisman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Free Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Poole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wheatcroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- West Wheatcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Blackford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanson, see our County-by-County Page for Hanson.
Cemeteries Near Hanson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanson.
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 Hanson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Hanson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gooch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gardwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Utterback Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fuquay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Hicklen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Hanson had a population of 376 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hanson had a population of 709 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanson, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.
- Slaughters
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Manitou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Madisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Veazey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Veazey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Onton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Earlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ashbyburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbyburg is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbyburg
- Vanderburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Sacramento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mortons Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Earles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lemon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Wrightsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wrightsburg is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsburg
- Sebree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanson.
Newspapers Published in Hanson ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanson, 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 Hanson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hanson:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Union County
- Webster 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 Hanson, 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- Hanson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |