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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 Onton (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 Onton. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Onton is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Onton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Onton:

  • Webster County     (The home county of Onton)
  • Daviess County
  • Henderson County
  • Hopkins County
  • McLean County
  • Muhlenberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onton, with the one closest to Onton listed first.
    • Lynn City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
    • Bremen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Earles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Graham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • South Carrollton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Central City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Depoy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nebo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Luzerne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Powderly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bancroft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bevier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onton, with the one closest to Onton listed first.
    • Buford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Centertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Centertown is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Ceralvo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rockport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockport is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Echols
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • McHenry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McHenry is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onton, with the one closest to Onton listed first.
    • Waverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Breckinridge Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
    • Hitesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flournoy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Morganfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Chapman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sullivan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sullivan is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sturgis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Spencer County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onton, with the one closest to Onton listed first.
    • Eureka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hatfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Reo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Pioneer Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onton, with the one closest to Onton listed first.
    • Cypress
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Vaughan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Evansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Smythe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Warrick County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onton, with the one closest to Onton listed first.
    • Newburgh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Newburgh is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <1>
    • Dayville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Onton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Onton.

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

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

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

  • Onton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Samuels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Slaughters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mackey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Corey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Akins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (297 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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, Onton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ashbyburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ashbyburg is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbyburg
  • Lemon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wrightsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrightsburg is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsburg
  • Congleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Congleton is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
  • Slaughters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sebree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rumsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cleopatra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleopatra is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
  • Robards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Delaware
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Delaware is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Veazey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Veazey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
    • Niagara
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Onton ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Onton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Onton, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Onton.

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 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 Onton:

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 Onton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Onton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.