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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 Horse Branch (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 Horse Branch. 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 Horse Branch ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Horse Branch: Horse Br. (or less commonly used: Horse Brnch.)

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.

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 and doctors 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.

Horse Branch is located in Ohio 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 Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.

Below are the counties that are near Horse Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horse Branch:

  • Ohio County     (The home county of Horse Branch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Rosine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Olaton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Olaton is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
    • Arnold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Arnold is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Select
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Select is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
      • Former name for Select:
      • Stweartsville
    • Dundee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dundee is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Cromwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cromwell is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Beaver Dam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fordsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hartford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • McHenry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • McHenry is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Beda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Beda is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
  • Breckinridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Falls-of-Rough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vanzant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Glen Dean
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
    • Horn Back Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
    • McDaniels
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tar Fork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
    • McQuady
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
    • Se Ree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
    • Westview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Westview is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
    • Harned
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardinsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Welch's Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
    • Brooklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Aberdeen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Morgantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mining City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mining City is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
    • Jetson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jetson is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
    • Whittinghill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whittinghill is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
    • Provo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Provo is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
    • Woodbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Woodbury is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Dunbar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Dunbar is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Rochester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Huntsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntsville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Oklahoma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Whitesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Masonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Masonville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
    • Philpot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Utica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Ensor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ensor is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
  • Edmonson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Roundhill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
    • Sunfish
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
    • Huff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Huff is located in Edmonson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Bee Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindseyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
    • Sweeden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
    • Kyrock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
    • Brownsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Spring Lick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
    • Yeaman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yeaman is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
    • Tousey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tousey is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
    • Caneyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Short Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
    • Millwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Millwood is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Duff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Duff is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
    • Indian Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
    • Shrewsbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Black Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Black Rock is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Leitchfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Clarkson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Cabot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cabot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Pellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pellville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
    • Patesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Patesville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
    • Hawesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Hardin Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
    • Limp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Limp is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
    • Pierce Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Livermore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Buel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Buel is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Glenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Glenville is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Muhlenberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Skilesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
    • Paradise ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Ennis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
    • Nonnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
      • Former name for Nonnell:
      • Tarma
    • Bevier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
    • Browder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Central City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Cleaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
    • Drakesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Carrollton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Beechmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.
    • Rockland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rockland is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Richardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Richardsville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
    • Hadley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Anna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Anna is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Perry County (IN)
    • Tobinsport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horse Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Horse Branch.

Cemeteries Near Horse Branch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horse Branch.

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 Horse Branch - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horse Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.

  • Arnold Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnold Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Rosine.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Geary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Leach Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cane Run Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McCord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (297 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Baizetown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Evans 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Horse Branch had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Horse Branch, with the one closest to Horse Branch listed first.

  • Renfrow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Renfrow is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
  • White Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • White Run is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Run
  • Rosine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Arnold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Arnold is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Olaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Olaton is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
  • Horton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Horton is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Spring Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
  • Select
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Select is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
    • Former name for Select:
    • Stweartsville
  • Sulphur Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Tousey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tousey is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
  • Shreve
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shreve is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
  • Dexterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dexterville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Welch's Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
    • Cromwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cromwell is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Caneyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horse Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horse Branch.

Newspapers Published in Horse Branch ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horse Branch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horse Branch, 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 Horse Branch.

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 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 Horse Branch:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horse Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Horse Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.