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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 Maxwell (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 Maxwell. 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.

Maxwell 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 Maxwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maxwell:

  • Daviess County     (The home county of Maxwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Utica
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Masonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Masonville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
    • Moseleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
    • Oklahoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Philpot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whitesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Owensboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ensor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ensor is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
    • West Louisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Birk City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Birk City is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
  • Breckinridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Vanzant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Falls-of-Rough
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tar Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
    • Glen Dean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
    • Cloverport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McQuady
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Rochester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rochester is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Provo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Provo is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
    • Mining City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mining City is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
    • Huntsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Huntsville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Aberdeen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgantown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Welch's Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
    • Dunbar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunbar is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Yeaman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Yeaman is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
    • Tousey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tousey is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
    • Spring Lick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
    • Short Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Pellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pellville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
    • Cabot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cabot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Patesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Patesville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
    • Lewisport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hawesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Hebbardsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
    • Bluff City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluff City is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Niagara
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Niagara is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
    • Reed
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reed is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Carlinburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
    • Spottsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spottsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
    • Robards
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Jewel City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
    • Vandetta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
    • Hanson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Livermore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Buel is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Glenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Glenville is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Calhoun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Rumsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rumsey is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
    • Sacramento
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Elba is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Lemon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lemon is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Beech Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Muhlenberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • South Carrollton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Bremen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynn City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
    • Central City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
      • Former names for Central City:
      • Moreheads Horse Mill
      • Stroud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
    • Paradise ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Bevier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
    • Cleaton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
    • Nonnell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
      • Former name for Nonnell:
      • Tarma
    • Drakesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Nebo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Powderly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Earles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
  • Ohio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Buford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Buford is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Beda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Beda is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
    • Centertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Centertown is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Hartford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ceralvo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
    • Beaver Dam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Dundee is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Deanefield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Deanefield is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
    • McHenry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McHenry is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Aetnaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
    • Rockport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rockport is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Echols
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Echols is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Onton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Onton is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
    • Slaughters
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Slaughters is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Sebree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Perry County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Cannelton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tobinsport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
    • Tell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencer County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
    • Lincoln Pioneer Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <1>
    • Reo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
    • Eureka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Grandview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hatfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
    • Rock Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Richland City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maxwell, see our County-by-County Page for Maxwell.

Cemeteries Near Maxwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maxwell.

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 Maxwell - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maxwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.

  • Greenbriar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Atherton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barnett's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Mill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulah Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell's Run Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Linly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tichnor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (289 more) ...

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 Maxwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maxwell.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.

  • Buford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Buford is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Livia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Livia is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livia
  • Utica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beda is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
  • Browns Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
  • Livermore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Masonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Masonville is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
  • Buel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Buel is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
  • Point Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Sutherland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutherland is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Glenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Glenville is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Habit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Habit is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habit
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Adaburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Adaburg is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaburg

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maxwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maxwell.

Newspapers Published in Maxwell ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maxwell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maxwell, 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 Maxwell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Maxwell:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maxwell) 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 Maxwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.