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 Kingswood (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 Kingswood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Kingswood 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 Kingswood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingswood:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Kingswood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Westview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Harned
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Se Ree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Buras
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hardinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McQuady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- McDaniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Custer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Glen Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Constantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Butler County
- Welch's Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Oklahoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Sunfish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Indian Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Leitchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Big Clifty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Caneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Peonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Cabot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- 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
- Limp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Vertrees
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Four Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Howe Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Perryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Franklin Cross Roads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Eastview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Old Stephensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- White Mills Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Big Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Guston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Maples Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Hillgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Payneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Ekron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Sirocco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Buck Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Flaherty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Garrett
(20 miles [32.2 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 Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Fordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Olaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Aetnaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Deanefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Horse Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Select
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Crawford County (IN)
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Mauckport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- New Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Laconia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Gerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Derby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cannelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lilly Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Leopold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger
(30 miles [48.3 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 Kingswood, see our County-by-County Page for Kingswood.
Cemeteries Near Kingswood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingswood.
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 Kingswood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingswood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turpin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Horsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horseley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner 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>
While we didn't find Kingswood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kingswood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kingswood, with the one closest to Kingswood listed first.
- Westview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Harned
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kirk is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Buras
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hardinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Axtel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- McQuady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- McDaniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Custer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Constantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Rosetta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosetta is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Rockvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kingswood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingswood.
Newspapers Published in Kingswood ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingswood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingswood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingswood.
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 either 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 Kingswood:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingswood) 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 Kingswood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |