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 Robards (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 Robards. 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.
Name Variations for Robards ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this city is Robards, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Robards may originally have been Robard's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Robards. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Robards.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Robards is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Posey (IN), Vanderburgh (IN), Warrick (IN), Daviess, McLean, Union & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Robards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robards:
- Henderson County (The home county of Robards)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Niagara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hebbardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Corydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Baskett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Reed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Smith Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Carlinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Curdsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Birk City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Moseleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Browns Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Owensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Jewel City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Hanson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manitou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nebo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Madisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Earlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Fiddle Bow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Dalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Mortons Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lemon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Rumsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sacramento
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Lynn City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Earles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hitesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Breckinridge Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Morganfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Sullivan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sturgis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grangertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Raleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Dekoven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Sebree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Onton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Slaughters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Vanderburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Free Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Lisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheatcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Caborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Hovey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bufkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Saint Wendel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hepburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Oliver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Solitude
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Reo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Richland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Vaughan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Evansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smythe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Kasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Melody Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- McCutchanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Darmstadt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Daylight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Inglefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Newburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Stevenson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Chandler
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Boonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robards, see our County-by-County Page for Robards.
Cemeteries Near Robards ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robards.
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 Robards - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Eakins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eakins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McMullin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Akins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Normen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Meahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Sights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Robards had a population of 682 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Robards had a population of 497 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robards, with the one closest to Robards listed first.
- Niagara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Sebree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anthoston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anthoston is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthoston
- Congleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congleton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Rankin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rankin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Wanamaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Weaverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weaverton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverton
- Onton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Wrightsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsburg is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsburg
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Tilden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robards.
Newspapers Published in Robards ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robards.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robards, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robards.
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 Robards:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Robards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |