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 Mystic (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 Mystic. 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 doctors and 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.
Mystic 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 Mystic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mystic:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Mystic)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Union Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Ammons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cloverport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McQuady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Whitesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Yelvington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Indian Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Big Clifty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Leitchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Clarkson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Patesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cabot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Four Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Vertrees
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Hardin Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Howe Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Limp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Perryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Prichard Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Rose Terrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Vine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dietz Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Howard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Jefferson County
- Kosmosdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Rhodelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Payneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Andyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sirocco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Guston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Beechland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cold Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Fordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Olaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Leavenworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Carefree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Pilot Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Eckerty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Mauckport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Glidas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 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 northeast)
- Dogwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Corydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Tobinsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Lilly Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Leopold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tell City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ranger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Evanston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Meinrad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Claus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mystic, see our County-by-County Page for Mystic.
Cemeteries Near Mystic ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mystic.
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 Mystic - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mystic covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- McCoy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jolly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bruner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Connor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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<3> to the northwest of Rome (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85649 <2>
- Wegenast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Groves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Chapin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Romuald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hardinsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Mystic in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mystic.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mystic, with the one closest to Mystic listed first.
- Lodiburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
- Sample
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sample is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Union Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Clifton Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stephensport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Rhodelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Holt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Hardinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mooleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooleyville
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Chenaultt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mystic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mystic.
Newspapers Published in Mystic ...
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 Mystic.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mystic, 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 Mystic.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mystic:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mystic) 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 Mystic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |