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 Horton (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 Horton. 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 doctors and 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.
Horton 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 Horton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horton:
- Ohio County (The home county of Horton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Rosine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Beaver Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Select
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Cromwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Beda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Tar Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McDaniels
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McQuady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Cloverport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Se Ree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Hardinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harned
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Mining City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Aberdeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welch's Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Morgantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Dunbar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Jetson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Oklahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Masonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Philpot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Moseleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Owensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Roundhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sunfish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Spring Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Yeaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Caneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Short Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Indian Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Black Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Leitchfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Cabot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Agnes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Wolf Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Livermore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Sacramento
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Skilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Nonnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- South Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Bevier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Central City
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Drakesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Richardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Perry County (IN)
- Tobinsport
(30 miles [48.3 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 Horton, see our County-by-County Page for Horton.
Cemeteries Near Horton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horton.
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 Horton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Rosine.
- African-American Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Voyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brick House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milton Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Austin Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Beaver Dam.
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- East Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Horton had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Rosine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Select
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Renfrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cromwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Horse Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Prentiss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prentiss is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- White Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Run is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Run
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Olaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Beda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Logansport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horton.
Newspapers Published in Horton ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horton.
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 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 Horton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Warren 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 '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- Horton) 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 Horton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |