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 Sample (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 Sample. 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.
Sample is located in Breckinridge 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 Breckinridge County: Perry (IN), Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Sample. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sample:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Sample)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Union Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Stephensport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Ammons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Chenaultt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Hardinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cloverport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McQuady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Whitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Oklahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Ensor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Philpot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Indian Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Leitchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Hawesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Patesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Four Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hardin Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Howe Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Limp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Perryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Prichard Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Rose Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Howard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Vine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dietz Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Rhodelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Andyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Payneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Haysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sirocco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Beechland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Guston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Cold Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Fordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Leavenworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Carefree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Pilot Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Eckerty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dubois County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Birdseye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferdinand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Mauckport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Glidas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Laconia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Corydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tobinsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lilly Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Magnet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Cannelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leopold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ranger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Branchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Evanston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Meinrad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Claus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Mariah Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sample, see our County-by-County Page for Sample.
Cemeteries Near Sample ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sample.
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 Sample - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sample covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Jolly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McCoy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamb Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Rome (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85649 <2>
- Wegenast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Groves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- Brashear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 in 1895, Sample had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sample, with the one closest to Sample listed first.
- Union Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stephensport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Lodiburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
- Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Clifton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Holt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Chenaultt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Rhodelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Hardinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mooleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooleyville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tobinsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cloverport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sample. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sample.
Newspapers Published in Sample ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sample.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sample, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sample.
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 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 Sample:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Dubois 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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sample) 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 Sample, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |