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 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 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 may 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)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Hopson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Cobb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Claxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Dulaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Crider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Creswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- 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)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Gracey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Crofton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Empire
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Newstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Church Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Hopkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Fearsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Bennettstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- LaFayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Howel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- 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)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Dycusburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Crayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- 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)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Dalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Fiddle Bow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Nortonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Earlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mortons Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- White Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Pinckneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Pond, with the one closest to Otter Pond listed first.
- Lamasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carmack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- 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)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gilbertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tatumsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Calvert City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- 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 <1>
- Dogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Scale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- 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)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cerulean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trigg Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- 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)
- Blackford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Clay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lisman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- 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)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
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.
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 Otter Pond - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Wadlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nabb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McConnell - Pollard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McConnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Springs UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Princeton.
- The Rock Springs UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Springs Cemetery
- Rocksprings Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188248 <2>
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Pool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pool Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75579 <2>
- O'Hara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
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)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- McGowan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Cobb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Scottsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scottsburg is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Lamasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Wallonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Confederate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- White Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dulaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Trigg Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Cadiz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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]<3>. 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 start with 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 Otter Pond:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- Trigg County
- Webster County
- Stewart 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 from Point A (ie- Otter Pond) 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 Otter Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |