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 Rochester (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 Rochester. 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 and doctors 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.
Rochester is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Rochester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rochester:
- Butler County (The home county of Rochester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Provo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Silver City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Mining City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Dunbar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Quality
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Harreldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morgantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Richelieu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Bluff Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Daviess County
- Utica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Roundhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Spring Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Shrewsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nortonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Agnes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Wolf Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Lost City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Justice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- South Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Rumsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Skilesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Beechmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Browder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drakesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Nonnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Dunmor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Echols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Cromwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Beaver Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Select
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Ceralvo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Centertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Rosine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Clifty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Sharon Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allegre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Richardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Rockfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Springhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Plum Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rochester, see our County-by-County Page for Rochester.
Cemeteries Near Rochester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rochester.
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 Rochester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rochester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Rochester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Midway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ennis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963088 <2>
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camfield Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camfield Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Echols.
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Shultztown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rochester had a population of 510 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rochester had a population of 149 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Skilesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- South Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Mining City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Penrod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penrod is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrod
- Logansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Drakesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Echols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Prentiss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prentiss is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Harreldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cromwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Bevier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rochester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rochester.
Newspapers Published in Rochester ...
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 Rochester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rochester, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rochester.
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 Rochester:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rochester) 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 Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |