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 Olaton (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 Olaton. 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 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.
Olaton 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 Olaton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olaton:
- Ohio County (The home county of Olaton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Horse Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Rosine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Aetnaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Select
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Tar Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McDaniels
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McQuady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Horn Back Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Westview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Se Ree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Cloverport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hardinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harned
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morgantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jetson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Mining City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Woodbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Oklahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ensor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Browns Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Yelvington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Owensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moseleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Sunfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Roundhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kyrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Lindseyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Yeaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Spring Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Short Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Caneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Leitchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Cabot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lewisport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Pierce Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Skilesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Central City
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Nonnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- South Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Bevier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Browder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- Rockland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Tobinsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olaton, see our County-by-County Page for Olaton.
Cemeteries Near Olaton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olaton.
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 Olaton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olaton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Cedar Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cane Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Axton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Axton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Dundee.
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midkiff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arnold Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnold Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Rosine.
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Olaton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olaton, with the one closest to Olaton listed first.
- Horse Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Shreve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shreve is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Rosine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Run is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Run
- Fordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Renfrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Tousey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Magan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magan is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magan
- Horton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Falls-of-Rough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Askin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Askin is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Spring Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Rockvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olaton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olaton.
Newspapers Published in Olaton ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olaton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olaton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olaton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Olaton:
- 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
- Hardin County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Warren County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Olaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Olaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |