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 Panther (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 Panther. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Panther is located in Daviess 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 Daviess County: Spencer (IN), Warrick (IN), Hancock, Henderson, McLean & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Panther. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Panther:
- Daviess County (The home county of Panther)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Moseleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Browns Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- West Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Masonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Birk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Owensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Philpot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ensor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Pellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Hebbardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Bluff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Niagara
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Reed
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Carlinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Robards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Jewel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Hanson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Earlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mortons Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sacramento
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Lynn City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Earles
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Central City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Graham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Cleaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Nebo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Bevier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Powderly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Depoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Buford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Beda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Centertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ceralvo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Deanefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aetnaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echols
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Onton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Sebree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slaughters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Poole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vanderburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Free Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Lisman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Smythe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Vaughan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Evansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Dayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Newburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- De Gonia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Stevenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Eames
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Panther, see our County-by-County Page for Panther.
Cemeteries Near Panther ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panther.
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 Panther - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Panther covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Old Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
- The Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mapel Mount Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sorgho Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Atherton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Panther had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Panther, with the one closest to Panther listed first.
- Moseleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Cleopatra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cleopatra is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Browns Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- West Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sutherland is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Pettit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rumsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Sorgho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sorgho is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorgho
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Panther. See our List of 1890's Communities around Panther.
Newspapers Published in Panther ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panther.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panther, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panther.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Panther:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Webster County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick 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> | 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 Panther, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Panther) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |