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 McHenry (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 McHenry. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
McHenry is located in Ohio 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 Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.
Below are the counties that are near McHenry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McHenry:
- Ohio County (The home county of McHenry)
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Echols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Centertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ceralvo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Cromwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Beda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Select
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Rosine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Vanzant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Falls-of-Rough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Tar Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Mining City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Morgantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Welch's Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Harreldsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oklahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Browns Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Philpot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moseleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Ensor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Owensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Roundhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sunfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Spring Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Yeaman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Caneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Short Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Cabot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Jewel City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vandetta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Hanson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Agnes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sacramento
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Calhoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Lemon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Skilesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Bevier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Cleaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Nonnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- South Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Drakesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Browder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Beechmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Todd County
- Clifty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Rockland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Webster County
- Onton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McHenry, see our County-by-County Page for McHenry.
Cemeteries Near McHenry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McHenry.
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 McHenry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McHenry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Render Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maddox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Independence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Austin Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Beaver Dam.
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Echols General Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chinn Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McHenry had a population of 463 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, McHenry had a population of 380 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McHenry, with the one closest to McHenry listed first.
- Echols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Beaver Dam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Prentiss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prentiss is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ceralvo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Cromwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Beda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Select
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Smallhous
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
- Logansport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McHenry. See our List of 1890's Communities around McHenry.
Newspapers Published in McHenry ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around McHenry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McHenry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McHenry.
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 McHenry:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Webster 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 McHenry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McHenry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |