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 Schweizer (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 Schweizer. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Schweizer is located in Simpson 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 Simpson County: Allen, Logan, Warren, Robertson (TN) & Sumner (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Schweizer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schweizer:
- Simpson County (The home county of Schweizer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Neosheo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Salmons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Red Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Adolphus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Petroleum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Halifax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Scottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yesse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Oak Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Meador
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Richelieu
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Harreldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Schochoh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Adairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Keysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Gordonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Lost City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Justice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Allensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Guthrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sharon Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Woodburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Drake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alvaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bowling Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Claypool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Plum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Cheatham County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Davidson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Ridgetop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Rayon City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Joelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Maplewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Morny
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morny is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Montgomery County (TN)
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Orlinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jernigan Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Calistia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- White House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Barren Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Mitchellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- New Deal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Fountain Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Hall Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cottontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Tunnel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Wilson County (TN)
- Laguardo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schweizer, see our County-by-County Page for Schweizer.
Cemeteries Near Schweizer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schweizer.
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 Schweizer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schweizer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stringer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chisholm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duval Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (704 more) ...
- Rodgers - Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Schweizer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schweizer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schweizer, with the one closest to Schweizer listed first.
- Handleyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Handleyton is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handleyton
- Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Prices Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Orlinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Schochoh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Calistia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Fountain Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schweizer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schweizer.
Newspapers Published in Schweizer ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schweizer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schweizer, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schweizer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Schweizer:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Simpson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Sumner County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Schweizer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schweizer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |