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 Madrid (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 Madrid. 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 and doctors 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.
Madrid 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 Madrid. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madrid:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Madrid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- McDaniels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Se Ree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Buras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Constantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Westview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Custer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Harned
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Falls-of-Rough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Whittinghill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Oklahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Sunfish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kyrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Huff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lindseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Roundhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Stockholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Duff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Leitchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Black Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Big Clifty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Tousey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Higdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Caneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Cabot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Pierce Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- 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
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Eastview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Four Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Old Stephensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Stephensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- White Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Dogcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Priceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Cub Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larue County
- Tonieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Big Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Guston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Hillgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Flaherty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Ekron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Garrett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Buck Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Payneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sirocco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Grahamton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Olaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Fordsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Arnold
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Rosine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Harrison County (IN)
- Mauckport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gerald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Madrid, see our County-by-County Page for Madrid.
Cemeteries Near Madrid ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madrid.
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 Madrid - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madrid covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mullin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Comer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thomason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royalty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitworth 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.<3>
While we didn't find Madrid in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Madrid.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Eveleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eveleigh is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleigh
- Hardin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- McDaniels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Buras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Constantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Westview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Axtel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Limp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Leitchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Custer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Madrid. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madrid.
Newspapers Published in Madrid ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madrid.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madrid, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madrid.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Madrid:
- 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
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Ohio 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> | 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> | 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 Madrid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Madrid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |