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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 Red Hill (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 Red Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Red Hill 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 Red Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Hill:

  • Daviess County     (The home county of Red Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Utica
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Masonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Masonville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
    • Browns Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Philpot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Moseleyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
    • Oklahoma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Whitesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Owensboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ensor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ensor is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
    • West Louisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Birk City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Birk City is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
  • Breckinridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Vanzant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Tar Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
    • Falls-of-Rough
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Glen Dean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
    • Cloverport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McQuady
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Rochester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rochester is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Provo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Provo is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
    • Mining City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mining City is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Yeaman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Yeaman is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
    • Tousey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tousey is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
    • Spring Lick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Pellville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pellville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
    • Cabot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cabot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Patesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Patesville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
    • Lewisport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hawesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Hebbardsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
    • Bluff City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluff City is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Reed
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Reed is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Carlinburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
    • Niagara
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Niagara is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
    • Spottsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spottsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
    • Robards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Baskett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Baskett is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Jewel City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
    • Vandetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
    • Hanson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Buel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Buel is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Glenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Glenville is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Livermore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Calhoun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rumsey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rumsey is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
    • Elba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Elba is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Sacramento
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lemon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lemon is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Beech Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Muhlenberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • South Carrollton
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Bremen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynn City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
    • Central City
      (22 miles [35.4 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>
    • Paradise ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Cleaton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
    • Bevier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
    • Nonnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
      • Former name for Nonnell:
      • Tarma
    • Earles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
    • Nebo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Powderly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Drakesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Ohio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Buford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Buford is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Beda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Beda is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
    • Deanefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Deanefield is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
    • Centertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Centertown is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Hartford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Aetnaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
    • Dundee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dundee is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Ceralvo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
    • Beaver Dam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fordsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • McHenry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • McHenry is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Echols
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Echols is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Onton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Onton is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
    • Sebree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Slaughters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Slaughters is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Perry County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Cannelton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tobinsport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
    • Tell City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Troy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Troy is located in Perry County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
  • Spencer County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Lincoln Pioneer Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <1>
    • Reo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
    • Eureka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Grandview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hatfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
    • Rock Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Richland City
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Chrisney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bloomfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Warrick County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Dayville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
    • Newburgh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburgh is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Red Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Hill.

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 Red Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

While we didn't find Red Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Hill.

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

  • Utica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Livia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Livia is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livia
  • Buford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buford is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Masonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Masonville is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
  • Browns Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
  • Sutherland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutherland is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Habit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Habit is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habit
  • Pettit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettit is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
  • Buel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buel is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
  • Beda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Beda is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
  • Philpot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Moseleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Glenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Glenville is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Livermore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Adaburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Adaburg is located in Ohio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaburg

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

Newspapers Published in Red Hill ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Hill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Red Hill:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Hill) 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 Red Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.