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 Manning Crossing (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 Manning Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Manning Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Manning Crossing: Manning Xing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Manning Crossing 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 Manning Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manning Crossing:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Manning Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Chenaultt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Stephensport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
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- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McQuady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Tar Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- 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
- Ensor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
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- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson County
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Hawesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Lewisport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Four Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Howard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Prichard Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Rose Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Pierce Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Perryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Dietz Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Howe Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Vine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Rhodelia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Roberta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Beechland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Payneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Cold Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lodale is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Sirocco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Battletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cedar Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Aetnaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Fordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Beechwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Leavenworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Grantsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Pilot Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Eckerty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- English
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dubois County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Birdseye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ferdinand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Mauckport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valley City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Glidas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Laconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dogwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Corydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- New Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Derby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Magnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Leopold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Branchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Tobinsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Apalona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Ranger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Cannelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Evanston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Meinrad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kercheval
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Lincoln City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <1>
- Chrisney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manning Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Manning Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Manning Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manning Crossing.
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 Manning Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manning Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Shelman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Derby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Cummings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Cummings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Conner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Connor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bruner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilliand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamb Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Rome (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85649 <3>
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Wegenast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Manning Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manning Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manning Crossing, with the one closest to Manning Crossing listed first.
- Mooleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mooleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooleyville
- Chenaultt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Rhodelia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Derby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Concordia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Stephensport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Sample
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sample is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Andyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lodiburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manning Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manning Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Manning Crossing ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manning Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manning Crossing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manning Crossing.
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 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 Manning Crossing:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Dubois 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 from Point A (ie- Manning Crossing) 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 Manning Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |