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 Maceo (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 Maceo. 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 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.
Maceo is located in Daviess 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 Daviess County: Spencer (IN), Warrick (IN), Hancock, Henderson, McLean & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Maceo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maceo:
- Daviess County (The home county of Maceo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Yelvington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Whitesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Browns Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Birk City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Moseleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Utica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Cloverport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Stephensport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Vanzant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Ammons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Chenaultt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- McQuady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Glen Dean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Hardinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Falls-of-Rough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Lewisport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Patesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Carlinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Spottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Niagara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Hopkins County
- Jewel City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Beech Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rumsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Lemon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Aetnaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Buford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Fordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Olaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Centertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Dubois County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Ferdinand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Huntingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Lilly Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Ranger
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Derby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leopold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Apalona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Pike County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Stendal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Reo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Chrisney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evanston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Clay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Smythe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Melody Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- De Gonia Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Eames
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Boonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Chandler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Newburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baugh City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Graham Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Stevenson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maceo, see our County-by-County Page for Maceo.
Cemeteries Near Maceo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maceo.
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 Maceo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maceo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Hawes - Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yelvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winkler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Reo (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960632 <2>
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Maceo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maceo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maceo, with the one closest to Maceo listed first.
- Yelvington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thruston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thruston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thruston
- Ensor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Patronville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patronville is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
- Ritchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ritchie is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Gatewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Lewisport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Owensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Philpot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newtonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newtonville is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Chrisney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maceo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maceo.
Newspapers Published in Maceo ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maceo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maceo, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maceo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Maceo:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Ohio County
- Dubois County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Maceo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Maceo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |