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 Locust Hill (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 Locust Hill. 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 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.
Locust Hill 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 Locust Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locust Hill:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Locust Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Buras
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hardinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Constantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- McQuady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- McDaniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Back Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Butler County
- Welch's Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Oklahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill 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 Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Indian Valley
(11 miles [17.7 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Big Clifty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Leitchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clarkson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Tousey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Millwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Caneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Spring Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Cabot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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 northwest)
- Pellville
(25 miles [40.2 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 Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(10 miles [16.1 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 east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Limp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Four Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Howe Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Franklin Cross Roads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Old Stephensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Eastview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Hansbrough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hansbrough is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansbrough
- Hart County
- Dogcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Guston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Hillgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Maples Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ekron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Flaherty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Garrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Payneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sirocco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Buck Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Rhodelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Fordsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Aetnaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Horse Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Deanefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Arnold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Rosine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- 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 Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Mauckport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glidas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Laconia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dogwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Derby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Cannelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Magnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Tell City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leopold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locust Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Locust Hill.
Cemeteries Near Locust Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust Hill.
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 Locust Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locust Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turpin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Horsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horseley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Drane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Marr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Locust Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Locust Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locust Hill, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Buras
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Westview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Harned
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Rosetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosetta is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Hardinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirk is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Constantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Axtel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- McQuady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clifton Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton Mills is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- McDaniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eveleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locust Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locust Hill.
Newspapers Published in Locust Hill ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locust Hill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Locust Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Locust Hill:
- 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
- Hart 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> | 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 Locust Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Locust Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |