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 Kirk (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 Kirk. 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 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.
Kirk 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 Kirk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirk:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Kirk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- McQuady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Hardinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harned
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Glen Dean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Se Ree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Tar Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- McDaniels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Vanzant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Falls-of-Rough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Ensor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yelvington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Masonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Edmonson County
- Sunfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Black Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Spring Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Leitchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty
(21 miles [33.8 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 southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Cabot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Limp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Vertrees
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Four Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Howe Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Perryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Eastview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Franklin Cross Roads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Old Stephensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Haysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Big Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Guston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Rhodelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Maples Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Hillgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Payneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Andyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Fordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Aetnaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Horse Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Select
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Beda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Buford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- 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 Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Mauckport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Glidas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Laconia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Tobinsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cannelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Derby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tell City
(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
- Magnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leopold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ranger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Spencer County (IN)
- Evanston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kirk, see our County-by-County Page for Kirk.
Cemeteries Near Kirk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirk.
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 Kirk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Ephesus Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardinsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Romuald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bricker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turpin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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, Kirk had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- McQuady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Hardinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Harned
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Axtel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Tar Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rockvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- McDaniels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Askin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Askin is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askin
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Falls-of-Rough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Cloverport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kirk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirk.
Newspapers Published in Kirk ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirk, 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 Kirk.
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 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 Kirk:
- 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
- Spencer 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kirk) 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 Kirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |