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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 Otter Pond (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 Otter Pond. 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 and 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.

Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell County: Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon & Trigg.

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

  • Caldwell County     (The home county of Otter Pond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • McGowan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
      • McGowan is located in Caldwell County
    • Hopson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
      • Hopson is located in Caldwell County
    • Cobb
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
    • Claxton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
      • Claxton is located in Caldwell County
    • Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewistown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
      • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
    • Dulaney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dulaney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
      • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
    • Crider
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
      • Crider is located in Caldwell County
    • Creswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Caldwell County
    • Fredonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • Bainbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Christian County
    • Gracey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
      • Gracey is located in Christian County
    • Crofton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Empire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Christian County
    • Newstead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
      • Newstead is located in Christian County
    • Church Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Christian County
    • Hopkinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Christian County
    • Fearsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
      • Fearsville is located in Christian County
    • Bennettstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
      • Bennettstown is located in Christian County
    • LaFayette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <2>
    • Bluff Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
      • Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
    • Howel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
      • Howel is located in Christian County
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • Piney Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
      • Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
    • Dycusburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dycusburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
      • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
    • Crayne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
      • Crayne is located in Crittenden County
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • Dawson Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Hopkins County
    • Saint Charles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Dalton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Hopkins County
    • Fiddle Bow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
      • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
    • Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Hopkins County
    • Nortonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
    • Earlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
      • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <2>
    • Mortons Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nebo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
      • Nebo is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • White Plains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <2>
    • Madisonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <2>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • Grand Rivers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
      • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <2>
    • Lake City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Livingston County
    • Pinckneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
      • Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
    • Tiline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
      • Tiline is located in Livingston County
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Lyon County
    • Carmack
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
      • Carmack is located in Lyon County
    • Kuttawa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • Aurora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairdealing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
      • Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
    • Gilbertsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>
    • Tatumsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
      • Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
    • Olive
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
      • Olive is located in Marshall County
    • Calvert City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
      • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
      • Calvert City has also been known as:
      • Calvert
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <2>
    • Dogtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Marshall County
    • Scale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
      • Scale is located in Marshall County
  • Trigg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • Wallonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
      • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
    • Cerulean
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cadiz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
      • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <2>
    • Trigg Furnace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
      • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
    • Caledonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Trigg County
    • Canton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Trigg County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • Providence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <2>
    • Blackford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
      • Blackford is located in Webster County
    • Clay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
    • Lisman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
      • Lisman is located in Webster County
  • Stewart County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
    • Snider
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
      • Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Bumpus Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Parker Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
      • Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)

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

Cemeteries Near Otter Pond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otter Pond.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Perry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wadlington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wadlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wadlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cantrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nabb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nabb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nabb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McConnell - Pollard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tandy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McConnell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McConnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McConnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pool Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pool Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (473 more) ...
    • O'Hara Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Hara Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Hara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Newson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Otter Pond had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Hopson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
    • Hopson is located in Caldwell County
  • McGowan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
    • McGowan is located in Caldwell County
  • Cobb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
  • Friendship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Caldwell County
  • Scottsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
    • Scottsburg is located in Caldwell County
  • Lamasco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
    • Lamasco is located in Lyon County
  • Wallonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
    • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
  • Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Claxton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
    • Claxton is located in Caldwell County
  • Confederate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confederate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
    • Confederate is located in Lyon County
  • Bainbridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Christian County
  • White Sulphur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
    • White Sulphur is located in Caldwell County
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    • Dulaney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dulaney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
      • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
    • Trigg Furnace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
      • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
    • Cadiz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
      • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Otter Pond ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otter Pond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otter Pond, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Otter Pond.

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 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 Otter Pond:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Otter Pond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Otter Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Otter Pond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Otter Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0278, Longitude: -87.8231       In this case, the coordinates for Otter Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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