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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 Prentiss (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 Prentiss. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prentiss is located in Ohio 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 Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.
Below are the counties that are near Prentiss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prentiss:
- Ohio County (The home county of Prentiss)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Cromwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Beaver Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McHenry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Echols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Rosine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Centertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ceralvo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Horn Back Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Provo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Mining City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Morgantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jetson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Oklahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moseleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Roundhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sunfish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Spring Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Yeaman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Caneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tousey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Short Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Duff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Black Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Agnes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Wolf Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Deer Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sacramento
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Glenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Rumsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Skilesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Nonnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Browder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Drakesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beechmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Beech Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Todd County
- Clifty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Hadley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Richardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prentiss, see our County-by-County Page for Prentiss.
Cemeteries Near Prentiss ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prentiss.
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 Prentiss - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prentiss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Slaty Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dennis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shultztown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paxton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chinn Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Independence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Austin Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Beaver Dam.
- Brick House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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, Prentiss had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Cromwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Beaver Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Logansport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Select
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- McHenry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Echols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Mining City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Skilesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Renfrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Rosine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prentiss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prentiss.
Newspapers Published in Prentiss ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prentiss.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prentiss, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prentiss.
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 Prentiss:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Todd County
- Warren 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 Prentiss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Prentiss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |