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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 Payneville (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 Payneville. 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 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 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.
Payneville is located in Meade 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 Meade County: Crawford (IN), Harrison (IN), Perry (IN), Breckinridge & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near Payneville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Payneville:
- Meade County (The home county of Payneville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Sirocco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
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- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
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- Cold Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
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- Lodale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Andyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Battletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oolite is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Rhodelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Beechland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Brandenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concordia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Union Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Ammons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Chenaultt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Stephensport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hardinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Custer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harned
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buras
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Cupio
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Hawesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Patesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Howard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Prichard Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Rose Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Four Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Dietz Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Vine Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Perryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Radcliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Howe Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Prairie Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
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- Saint Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
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- Shively
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jericho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Carefree
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sulphur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Pilot Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Grantsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Milltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dubois County (IN)
- Birdseye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County (IN)
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Mauckport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Glidas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Laconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dogwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Corydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Corydon Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Leopold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Lilly Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
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- Tobinsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Apalona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Saint Croix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Evanston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Saint Meinrad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Payneville, see our County-by-County Page for Payneville.
Cemeteries Near Payneville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Payneville.
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 Payneville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Payneville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chism Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Merino Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parr - Frans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cap Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Shelman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Owens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Payneville had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Payneville, with the one closest to Payneville listed first.
- Sirocco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Andyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Battletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Rhodelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Mauckport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lodiburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brandenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concordia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Union Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Guston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ekron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Valley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- New Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Payneville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Payneville.
Newspapers Published in Payneville ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Payneville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Payneville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Payneville.
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 either 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 Payneville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Meade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Perry County
- Spencer 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Payneville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Payneville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |