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 Sandefur Crossing (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 Sandefur Crossing. 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 Sandefur Crossing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sandefur Crossing: Sandefur Xing.
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 southwest 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 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.
Sandefur Crossing 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 Sandefur Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandefur Crossing:
- Ohio County (The home county of Sandefur Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- McHenry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Select
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Horse Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Centertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Beda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Echols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Tar Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McDaniels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McQuady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Cloverport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Se Ree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Provo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Mining City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Welch's Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Morgantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Oklahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moseleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Ensor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Owensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Roundhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sunfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Spring Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Yeaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Caneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Short Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Duff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Black Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Leitchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Cabot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hopkins County
- Jewel City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Agnes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Wolf Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Deer Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Sacramento
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Rumsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Skilesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Cleaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Nonnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- South Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Bevier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Browder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Drakesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beechmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Belton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Richardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 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 Sandefur Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Sandefur Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Sandefur Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandefur Crossing.
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 Sandefur Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandefur Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Liberty Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- African-American Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Rosine.
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Voyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paxton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haiti Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Sandefur Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandefur Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandefur Crossing, with the one closest to Sandefur Crossing listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Prentiss
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prentiss is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Cromwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Rosine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Select
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Renfrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Horse Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Echols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Beda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandefur Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandefur Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Sandefur Crossing ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandefur Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandefur Crossing, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandefur Crossing.
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 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 Sandefur Crossing:
- 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
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sandefur Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sandefur Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |