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 Hensley (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 Hensley. 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.
Hensley is located in Breckinridge 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 Breckinridge County: Perry (IN), Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Hensley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hensley:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Hensley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Garfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harned
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Hardinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Se Ree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Dyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Constantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Cupio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Indian Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Big Clifty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leitchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Tousey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Millwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yeaman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Caneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Higdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Cabot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Pierce Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Four Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hardin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Howe Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Limp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Vine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Kraft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Prichard Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Eastview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Jefferson County
- Kosmosdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Guston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Hillgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Ekron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Payneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flaherty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Sirocco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Buck Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Garrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Fordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Aetnaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Horse Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Leavenworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beechwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Sulphur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Mauckport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- New Amsterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Laconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dogwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Derby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Lilly Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Cannelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leopold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ranger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hensley, see our County-by-County Page for Hensley.
Cemeteries Near Hensley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hensley.
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 Hensley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hensley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Bruner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horseley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shumate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turpin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Goodhope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Board Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Hensley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hensley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Garfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rosetta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosetta is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Harned
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Bewleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bewleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewleyville
- Buras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Lodiburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Constantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Guston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hensley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hensley.
Newspapers Published in Hensley ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hensley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hensley, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hensley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hensley:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullitt County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Harrison County
- Perry 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hensley) 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 Hensley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |